Authorities say a new acquaintance sleeping in a car in a family’s yard climbed into a 12-year-old girl’s bedroom window and tried to sexually assault her.

Thammathorn Laohalertdecha, of St. Paul, who turns 26 on Saturday, was charged Thursday in Ramsey County District Court with first-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct, second-degree criminal sexual contact and burglary, according to the criminal complaint.

Thammathorn Laohalertdecha (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)

The criminal complaint gave the following details of the incident:

Police say shortly after midnight on Wednesday, they were called to a house in the 390th block of Blair Avenue in St. Paul on reports that a man had broken into a girl’s bedroom through her window and tried to sexually assault her while holding a hand over her mouth.

The girl screamed and punched him and called family members on her phone during the struggle.

A family member who was alerted to the attack by the girl’s muffled screams came into the bedroom and charged the man, who tried to crawl back out the window. Instead, family members captured him and dragged him outside of the house into the backyard. When one family member let go of the man, allegedly so another family member could strike him with a piece of wood, Laohalertdecha managed to run away and down the alley.

During the investigation, authorities learned that a family member had met Laohalertdecha earlier in the week through a mutual friend. He was helping the man get a car and some money. During that process he took a picture of the man’s identification from Thailand so he could help sell him a car. He told police that Laohalertdecha was homeless and he was letting him sleep in a car in their yard but that he didn’t have permission to come into the house, even to use the restroom.

At one point, Laohalertdecha allegedly asked to speak to the 12-year-old girl but was told that she was a child.

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Later in the day on July 9, Laohalertdecha reached out to the family member who let him sleep in the car and said he wanted to meet to discuss what had happened. Laohalertdecha said he was on the 300 block of Hatch Avenue.

The family member called police, who went to the location and arrested Laohalertdecha. He refused to speak to the police.

Laohalertdecha was charged with one count of first-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct with someone under 14, one count of second-degree criminal sexual contact with someone under 14 and one count of first-degree burglary with assault on a person. He is being held on $200,000 bail.

No attorney for Laohalertdecha is listed on the criminal complaint.

The St. Paul Police Department said officers were involved in a shooting Friday afternoon near Maryland avenue East and Clarence Street.

The shooting occurred just after 12:30 p.m., according to a post on X.

The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will be investigating.

The BCA said on X that it had personnel on scene and would release more information after a preliminary investigation occurred.

No officers were injured.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Minnesota United vs. San Jose

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Allianz Field
Stream: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Radio: KSTP-AM, 1500
Weather: 75 degrees, sunny, 8 mph east wind
Betting line: MNUFC minus-120; draw plus-300; San Jose plus-270

Form: MNUFC (10-4-7, 37 points) is unbeaten in four total matches, including a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal win over Chicago Fire on Tuesday. San Jose (7-7-7, 28 points) is undefeated in four within MLS but lost an Open Cup shootout to Austin FC late Tuesday night.

Recent matchups: In the third MLS match of the season in March, San Jose dominated the ball (72% possession), but the Loons had more quality scoring chances (2.2 to 1.3 in expected goals) and won 1-0 in Northern California.

Big question: How much does each team have left in the tank? Both clubs went to added time and played 120 minutes in the national tournament on Tuesday and might be running on fumes this weekend. The Loons should have advantages in playing both at home, while the Earthquakes will have to travel across two time zones. Plus, San Jose has to pick itself up after being bounced in the Open Cup, while Minnesota has advanced to the final four.

Player to watch: Striker Kelvin Yeboah’s two goals in the 3-1 win over Chicago gives him three in 147 minutes in Open Cup — compared to six goals in 1,347 MLS minutes. Coming off a couple injuries, he has been scoring more in MLS lately, with two two-goal outings in the previous four league matches.

“A couple of really good moments on top of the moments that he had,” head coach Eric Ramsay said Tuesday. “He looked fit. He looked strong. He looked explosive. And I think, given the stop-start nature of how his season’s gone, you can see where maybe the lack of (explosiveness) comes from time to time.”

Absences: Hoyeon Jung suffered a “serious” injury and will be out long-term, but Ramsay did not specify the timeline on Friday. Wessel Speel (shoulder) remains out.

Theme: The Loons have put themselves under a stress test holding a lead late in recent games, and their lack of possession creates more strain.

“I would love to strike a better balance than we have over the last couple weeks in terms of making good decisions as when to counter-attack and play in a more composed way (and) when to kick long,” Ramsay said. “That isn’t a balance that we have found yet.”

Nugget: Ramsay showed his players a sequence at 116 minutes against Chicago during a team meeting Friday.

“With every player fully engaged in a defensive phase and it leads to Kelvin’s (second) goal,” Ramsay said.

Stat: Loons left wingback Anthony Markanich has a goal contribution in four straight matches across all competitions. He assisted on Robin Lod’s second-half goal against Chicago.

Scouting report: San Jose is third in MLS with 41 goals scored this season, with Chicho Arango leading the way with 10. But his status might be up in the air after playing all 120 minutes on Tuesday. Top playmaker Cristian Espinoza (eight assists) might still be fired up after his tirade Tuesday. His knee was bleeding after being cleated by an Austin player and was irate over no red card issued.

Prediction: Given both teams’ fatigue and their transitions to another MLS match in the dog days of summer, Saturday probably won’t resemble “The Beautiful Game.” In order to keep challenging for first place in the Western Conference, however, it’s the type of match where you still take care of business and get three points. MNUFC wins 2-1.

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Ramsey County officials have opened an internal investigation after Brooklyn Center revoked the license of a hotel that was found to have a recuperative care business run by county directors.

The Brooklyn Center city council in late June revoked the hotel Suburban Studio’s license after city staff discovered a medical respite facility, also known as recuperative care, called Care Chexx serving homeless individuals was operating inside.

Ramsey County’s housing stability director Keith Lattimore is co-founder of Care Chexx which began providing recuperative care services at the hotel in June under a management and operations agreement with the hotel. Ramsey County’s deputy director of housing stability Kimberly Cleminson is listed as a partner with Care Chexx.

Recuperative care provides medical care and support services to homeless individuals too ill to recover from a physical illness or injury while in a shelter or who are otherwise unhoused but not sick enough to need hospitalization.

“Ramsey County is aware of the business Care Chexx, LLC,” Ramsey County officials said in a statement Wednesday. “In line with our commitment to transparency and accountability, we immediately initiated an internal investigation in accordance with our established policies and procedures when we learned of a potential county involvement with the business.”

Lattimore and Cleminson did not respond to efforts seeking comment.

Brooklyn Center vote

Brooklyn Center officials concluded the facility’s operation in the hotel violated the hotel’s hospitality accommodation license and council members voted 4-1 at their June 23 meeting that the hotel cease operations after 21 days.

The only question for the city council was whether there had been a zoning violation and “not the merits of … the things they do and the mission,” said council member Dan Jerzak during the meeting.

Care Chexx and BC Seva LLC, the hotel’s owner, are appealing the city’s decision, according to Bryan Huntington, the attorney representing them.

City officials first became aware of the recuperative care facility in late May when the Brooklyn Center fire department responded to a fire alarm call at Suburban Studios. While at the hotel, city officials observed activity that led them to believe the hotel was operating as something other than a hospitality accommodation.

Site inspection

A site inspection of the hotel in early June revealed that a recuperative care facility was operating out of the hotel with full-time medical staff, such as nurses, onsite and provided food service. They also learned that the owner of Suburban Studios had entered into a lease with Care Chexx.

According to Brooklyn Center staff, under city code, “hospitality accommodation” specifically excludes “hospitals, care facilities, senior living centers, residential treatment facilities, prisons, detention homes, and similar facilities.” Based on their findings, city staff concluded that Suburban Studios violated its hospitality accommodation license and zoning code by failing to go through a re-zoning process or use amendment.

A petition to the state Court of Appeals on behalf of Care Chexx and the hotel owners argues that the facility was no longer operating as a hotel.

“Among the inaccuracies was the assertion that the Property no longer operated as a hotel, instead operating solely as a recuperative care facility,” said a petition to the state court of appeals filed on behalf of BC Seva and Care Chexx on Tuesday. “Petitioners’ representatives attended the City Council meeting on June 23, 2025 and provided testimony correcting the City’s erroneous understanding. Despite there being no contrary evidence to Petitioners’ testimony, a majority of the City Council nevertheless adopted staff’s findings and the City approved a resolution based thereon.”

Care Chexx is one of around 35 recuperative care providers currently enrolled with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Recuperative care is a new program with minimal activity and providers are not licensed by the state, but are required to meet specific enrollment requirements. Care recipients must be referred to recuperative care services by a hospital or clinic.

Appeal to Brooklyn Center

The Brooklyn Center city council will consider BC Seva and Care Chexx’s request for a stay on the hotel’s license revocation at their Monday meeting. If the city does not grant a stay, the court of appeals could grant one, according to Huntington.

“My clients will argue in court that the city’s interpretation of its ordinances to categorically exclude recuperative care services for all hospitality operators throughout the city is contrary to state and federal law,” Huntington said in an email. “State statute is clear that recuperative care services may be offered in any setting. Hotels are a proper setting for these services. The city’s position is contrary to the established law and policy of this state.”

Since the city council’s revocation of the hotel’s license, Care Chexx has furloughed around 30 staff members, including full-time and part-time staff and has begun relocating recuperative care recipients from the hotel.

Without immediate resolution, the city’s decision threatens continuity of care for vulnerable individuals and the hotel’s operations, according to Huntington.

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