In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to not pursue an aggravated sentence against Myhre-Schnell, who has long ...

Myhre-Schnell allegedly told multiple people that she tried to kill her son by putting anxiety medication in his feeding bag ...

The former wife of a top Minnesota state official has pleaded guilty to trying to kill their vulnerable adult son in 2023.

The former wife of Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell has admitted she tried to kill their disabled adult son with a potentially lethal dose of medication in late 2023. Julie Louise Myhre ...

ST. PAUL — The former wife of the commissioner of Minnesota’s Department of Corrections has pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder of her adult, disabled son after allegedly saying she wanted ...

When asked for a response, Paul Schnell stated, “It would be inappropriate to comment at this time.” Court records show that he filed an order for protection for his son against Myhre-Schnell ...

Paul Schnell also declined to comment, stating it would be “inappropriate” at this stage in the case. The maximum sentence for attempted first-degree murder is 20 years.

Schnell also brings a breadth of experience to the job. Before joining the St. Paul Police Department in 1999, he was a Carver County deputy for seven years, and the St. Nazianz, Wis., native had ...

Schnell started his career in law enforcement as a sheriff’s deputy in Carver County in 1992. For many years, he worked for the St. Paul police department and was police chief in Hastings before ...

Commissioner Paul Schnell: Prisons, jails preparing for 'high likelihood' of COVID-19 cases Listen Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell speaks with MPR News Host Phil Picardi ...

According to the plea agreement, in exchange for 65-year-old Julie Louise Myhre-Schnell's guilty plea to one count of attempted first-degree murder, prosecutors will waive the aggravating factors in ...