Crime & Safety

StarTribune: 'Jane Doe' Is Eating, Talking to Her Attorney

The mystery woman arrested Monday in Fridley won't say who she is or allow jailers to take her photo but she isn't saying no to everything, the Star Tribune reports.

The is taking her meals and talking to her attorney while she sits in Anoka County Jail, the Star Tribune reported late Thursday:

"I have to explore every possibility. This is a very unusual situation that I haven't come across in my career," said Jennifer Pradt, Doe's public defender, who asked for the competency exam. "She has been communicating with me." ...

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She was kept isolated from the other inmates because authorities wanted to keep an eye on her, but Sommer said there wasn't a concern she would hurt herself. She ate regular meals, but didn't try to contact anybody outside jail. When needs arose, she spoke to deputies, he said.

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