Is This Arrest Going To Wreck The Case Against The Officer Who Killed Philando Castile?

By Bob Owens

The woman who famously posted a viral Facebook Live video of her concealed-carrying boyfriend dying after being shot by a Minnesota officer during a traffic stop just took to a substantial hit to her credibility as a witness with a violent felony arrest.

Diamond Reynolds was in Ramsey County Court Monday for a bail hearing in a case in which she’s alleged to have beaten a woman over the head with a hammer.

The 27-year-old Reynolds is the former girlfriend of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in St. Anthony over the summer.

Reynolds was charged Friday with felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault causing substantial bodily harm.

Reynolds attorney, Karlowba Adams Powell, argued in court Monday for a lower bail, saying Reynolds didn’t have felony convictions or a violent history. Outside the courtroom, Adams Powell said Reynolds will ultimately enter a plea of not guilty.

However, a check of police records in St. Paul showed Reynolds has had several contacts with police either as a victim, suspect, witness or arrestee.

Reynolds was arrested in 2008 for assault with a dangerous weapon on Canton Street in St. Paul. The report in that incident says she and …Read the Rest

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