Burnsville Man Sold Fake Marijuana To Autistic Student: Charges

BURNSVILLE, MN — A Burnsville man is accused of selling a classmate with autism fake marijuana and dragging the victim.

Zakaria Ramadan Elmi, 18, has been charged with simple robbery and one count of theft. WCCO reported that the alleged incident took place March 28:

Upon arrival, the victim was found bleeding from his nose and had a large abrasion on his left knee.

The victim’s mother arrived on the scene shortly after police were called. She spoke with law enforcement, telling them her son had a form of high-functioning autism.

The report states that the victim’s mother told police she had dropped him off at a local restaurant to meet a friend.

She suspected he was going to buy pot from the friend, as he occasionally used it.

Read much more at WCCO.

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