No Charges in Greenway Stabbing

Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against the man accused of stabbing 18-year old Tim Jackson, saying he was acting in self-defense.
 

Investigators say Jackson and another man tried to rob a man identified as P.W. as he walked in the Midtown Greenway near 28th Ave. and Hiawatha in Minneapolis. P.W. told police he stabbed Jackson in the stomach as Jackson tried to hit him in the head.

"Minnesota law is pretty clear, folks are entitled to walk in the streets, if someone assualts you, you have a right to respond with reasonable force" said Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.

Jackson's family believes the only crime Tim commited was hanging with the wrong crowd. Jackson's sister Alicia disagrees with the decision and says her brother paid the ultimate price. "It really hurt that they are not going to prosecute him even though they should do something to him for taking a life."