A St. Paul man who walked into an unlocked Merriam Park home while naked and was later confronted by a teen girl and her father has been sentenced to two years of probation.

William Kweku Enin (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)

William Kweku Enin, 25, received his sentence Friday in Ramsey County District Court after pleading guilty to first-degree burglary in connection with the incident in the early morning hours of Sept. 1, 2024.

A stayed prison sentence to probation was the presumptive sentence under state guidelines, which take into account the severity of the offense and a defendant’s criminal history. Enin had no prior criminal convictions.

Enin lived less than a mile south of the home he burglarized. He has since moved to California, where he’s been living with his mother and undergoing mental health treatment and “doing well,” his attorney Emma Koski said in court.

According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched to the home in the 1800 block of Marshall Avenue on a burglary call just after 3:30 a.m. The 16-year-old girl’s father told police she saw a man in her bedroom closet and that she screamed, causing him to apologize and leave her room.

The father heard the girl’s screams and encountered the man downstairs wearing the girl’s clothes. The father asked him what he was doing and he replied, “God called me to come here” and asked why the home’s door had been unlocked, the complaint said.

After the man left, the father saw the man had made food in the kitchen and turned on a TV in the living room.

The father gave police video surveillance footage that shows the man entering the home through the front door naked. He grabbed a towel from the front porch and wrapped it around his waist. He walked through the house before putting on the girl’s clothes.

Enin was arrested the same day — less than a mile away — after he reportedly went inside a car and refused to get out.

One credit shy of graduating

Enin, at his first court appearance, was ordered to undergo a Rule 20.01 evaluation, which is used to determine whether a defendant is capable of communicating with a defense attorney and competent to participate in criminal proceedings. He was found to be competent.

In December, Enin entered a Norgaard plea to the felony charge. Under a Norgaard plea, a defendant says they are unable to remember what happened due to drug use or mental health impairment at the time, but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a jury to convict beyond a reasonable doubt.

Enin appeared for Friday’s sentencing via Zoom from California.

“I would just like to say I take full accountability for everything that happened,” he told Judge Kellie Charles. “And I’m really sorry that this happened.”

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“I see that you were one credit away from a degree from Macalester College,” Charles said.

“Yes, Your Honor,” he replied.

Charles then gave Enin a stay of imposition, meaning the felony conviction will become a misdemeanor if he successfully completes the conditions of probation, which include mental health programming.

“So it’s important that you follow through,” Charles said. “I’ve been following this case for close to two years, and you’ve always shown up and you’re taking your mental health seriously. And I am confident that you’re going to be able to do well on probation.”

Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits.

The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday.

That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen.

“After a career with zero stains on the record, he’s ready for new adventures,” the narrator says.

That voice assures consumers the company bearing his name will continue to operate, then asks “What’s next for Mr. Clean?”

Among those wishing the smiling character well on Instagram were the social media teams behind Old Spice grooming products and Brawny paper towels.

“We’ll miss you, legend!” wrote the team at Old Spice.

(Shutterstock)

Mr. Clean’s people responded by saying they too will miss their mascot.

“While our products will continue to battle your dirt and grime, Mr. Clean, well, first name Veritably, (yes, really), is off to new adventures. We know his journey will be fulfilling, and we support his decision,” the company wrote.

This may not be the end of Mr. Clean altogether.

USA Today reported that word of his departure is tied to another announcement coming March 4. The Procter & Gamble-owned brand reportedly has no plans to change Mr. Clean’s packaging or branding.

A separate social media post from Mr. Clean the character seemed to reinforce the notion fans could see him again down the road.

“If you’re reading this, the rumors are true,” that announcement said. “I’m saying goodbye to the world of cleaning in pursuit of new hobbies.”

The Pillsbury company also bid adieu to Mr. Clean from an Instagram account using its Poppin Fresh mascot as an avatar.

“Excited to see what’s next for you, friend!” that post reads.

“Thanks Poppin Fresh,” Mr. Clean responded with a tearful emoji. “On to the next chapter.”

By MARCIA DUNN

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard.

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The space agency said Sunday it’s targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile (6.4-kilometer) trek across Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting.

NASA had barely finished a repeat fueling test Thursday, to ensure dangerous hydrogen fuel leaks were plugged, when another problem cropped up.

This time, the rocket’s helium system malfunctioned, further delaying astronauts’ first trip to the moon in more than half a century.

Engineers had just tamed the hydrogen leaks and settled on a March 6 launch date — already a month late — when the helium issue arose. The helium flow to the rocket’s upper stage was disrupted; helium is needed to purge the engines and pressurize the fuel tanks.

“Returning to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy is required to determine the cause of the issue and fix it,” NASA said in a statement.

This image provided by NASA shows NASA’s moon rocket sits on the pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (NASA via AP)

NASA said the quick rollback preps preserve an April launch attempt, but stressed that will depend on how the repairs go. The space agency has only a handful of days any given month to launch the crew of four around the moon and back.

The three Americans and one Canadian assigned to the Artemis II mission remain on standby in Houston. They will become the first people to fly to the moon since NASA’s Apollo program that sent 24 astronauts there from 1968 through 1972.

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Everyone keeps waiting for a monster run out of the Timberwolves to surge up the Western Conference standings and grab a top-three seed. Surely, it’s right around the corner.

Now seemed like a good time for one. Minnesota went into the All-Star break with two consecutive wins and emerged post-break with a win over the banged-up Mavericks. Trade deadline acquisition Ayo Dosunmu had a few days to better acclimate himself to his teammates and surroundings. Anthony Edwards noted he could play more consistent defense the rest of the way.

The stage was set for sustained success. And then came another egg Sunday against the 76ers. The the Wolves were loose defensively and careless on offense, and the result was a blowout loss.

Still waiting.

Edwards was quick to note that Minnesota was without two of its top six players on Sunday, suspended Rudy Gobert and injured Naz Reid. Both players figure to be back in uniform Tuesday night in Portland.

But Philadelphia was also down two starters, Paul George and Joel Embiid. That’s the reality for most teams. Frankly, the Wolves have been one of the healthiest teams in the NBA this season. Many of their wins in 2026 have come against teams severely worse off on the injury report.

Which has made it all the more flummoxing as to why Minnesota hasn’t been able to find its gear and shoot up the standings. Instead, the Timberwolves remains locked in a tight quarrel with the likes of Denver, Houston, Phoenix and the Lakers. All of those teams have been without key players for large chunks of the season.

Austin Reaves has missed 26 games for the Lakers, Luka Doncic has missed 12. Aaron Gordon has missed 35 games for Denver, and counting, while Nikola Jokic has missed 16.

Meanwhile, Minnesota’s top six players have missed 16 games … combined.

That a testament to the Timberwolves’s training staff and their players’ willingness and ability to suit up each night. But such availability has yet to lead to consistently positive results. There’s been no elongated stretch of results to demonstrate the team’s high-end ceiling, only mere blips of a game here or there against the league’s best.

It all raises the question for these Wolves: Is excellence in there?

They currently sport the NBA’s ninth-best defensive rating, 10th-best offensive rating and ninth-best net rating. All good, nothing great.

Keep in mind, the 2022-23 Denver Nuggets were the only NBA champion since 2012 to lift the trophy with a regular season net rating south of +5.5. Minnesota’s is currently +4.1.

And there’s no excuse, no injuries or preseason roster reshuffling to help explain it. It’s simply a team that struggles to string together excellent performances.

The depth doesn’t appear to be there, nor is the consistency — at the collective and individual levels.

Minnesota has reached the Western Conference Finals the past two seasons. That recent history allots the team a certain level of cachet, a belief that things will get better.

There is still nearly a third of the season remaining to figure things out. But it’s possible the truth is staring us all in the face. Maybe this simply isn’t a title contender, which would fly directly in the face of this team’s stated aspirations.

There are two months left to prove otherwise. This three-game road trip is a good place to start.

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