Child Attack Suspect Had Previous Mall of America Arrests

Child Attack Suspect Had Previous Mall of America Arrests
Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda. Bloomington Police Department via AP
The Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS—A 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors on Friday, April 12, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and a 24-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall was in custody.

Bloomington Police Chief Jeffrey Potts said police don’t think there is any relationship between the man and the family of the child, who suffered life-threatening injuries. He was being treated at a hospital, but no details on his condition were immediately available.