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Hennepin County Detention Deputy Charged After Hospital Lockdown, Placed on Leave

An internal investigation is underway with a court date set for March 30.

Overview

  • Charging documents say Dillon Matthew Field, 30, faces one count each of fifth-degree assault and domestic assault.
  • Police reports describe a Feb. 5 incident at Maple Grove Hospital in which Field allegedly yelled at his wife in a delivery-room bathroom, shoved her mother, and tried to lock the door.
  • Court records state the hospital activated a lockdown in response to Field’s communications with staff and his actions toward the woman.
  • The complaint alleges a prior January episode in which Field put his full body weight on his wife’s stomach while she was nine months pregnant.
  • The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says Field, a detention deputy, is on administrative leave and the misdemeanor charges carry potential penalties of up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.