Brooklyn Park home-invasion sex assaults: suspect charged in two cases
Darius Olson-Baker, 25, was charged Friday in two Brooklyn Park home-invasion sexual assaults that prosecutors say occurred July 17 and July 22, and he is being held on $1 million bail.[1]
He faces 10 felony counts, including four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct alleging penetration while armed with a dangerous weapon, four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of first-degree burglary.[1] Olson-Baker was arrested after a special Brooklyn Park police task force was formed, and his first court appearance is scheduled for Friday at 1:30 p.m. Central.[1]
On July 22 a separate attack was reported at about 5:30 a.m., with officers dispatched around 6:30 a.m. to the 7500 block of Jersey Avenue North.[2] Prosecutors allege the two assaults occurred at homes about two blocks apart on July 17 and July 22 and involved different victims.[1] Witnesses and investigators described the suspect as a light-skinned man wearing a balaclava and having medium-length dreadlocks.[2] Police first asked the public for help in the initial search after the July 17 report.[3] They later urged residents to lock doors and to check security camera footage for suspicious activity dating back about a week.[2]
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- Police and prosecutors have identified the suspect as 25-year-old Darius Olson-Baker of Minneapolis (Darius Olson-Baker).
- Olson-Baker is charged with 10 felonies: four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (penetration while armed with a dangerous weapon), four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and two counts of first-degree burglary (10 felonies).
- Prosecutors allege he committed two separate assaults on July 17 and July 22 at homes about two blocks apart, involving two different victims (July 17 and July 22).
- On July 22, one attack was reported at approximately 5:30 a.m., with officers dispatched around 6:30 a.m. to the 7500 block of Jersey Ave N (7500 block of Jersey Ave N).
- Brooklyn Park police formed a special task force to locate the suspect; he was arrested after the task force was formed and is being held in Hennepin County Jail on $1 million bail (Hennepin County Jail).
- Police urged residents to lock doors and to check home security footage for suspicious activity going back about a week (lock doors).
- Witnesses and investigators described the suspect as a light-skinned man wearing a balaclava with medium-length dreadlocks (balaclava).
- A first court appearance for Olson-Baker is scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Central (first court appearance).
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- Police and prosecutors have identified the suspect as 25-year-old Darius Olson-Baker of Minneapolis.
- Olson-Baker is charged with 10 felonies: four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (penetration while armed with a dangerous weapon), four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and two counts of first-degree burglary.
- Prosecutors allege he committed two separate assaults on July 17 and July 22 at homes about two blocks apart, involving two different victims.
- He was arrested after the special Brooklyn Park task force was formed and is being held in Hennepin County Jail on $1 million bail, with a first court appearance scheduled for Friday at 1:30 p.m.
- Confirms the attack time as approximately 5:30 a.m., with officers dispatched around 6:30 a.m. to the 7500 block of Jersey Ave N.
- Adds a more detailed suspect description: a man with light skin, wearing a balaclava and having medium-length dreadlocks.
- Reports that Brooklyn Park police have formed a special task force focused on locating the suspect, beyond the earlier general alert.
- Expands the public advisory to include checking security footage for suspicious activity over the last week, not just immediately around the incident.