A MyPillow employee was beheaded in broad daylight in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A graphic video of the beheading began circulating on social media soon after the incident.
MyPillow employee America Mafalda Thayer, 55, was beheaded at around 2:31 p.m. on July 28 near the intersection of 4th Avenue and Spencer Street in Shakopee, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.
Her long-term boyfriend, Alexis Saborit, 42, was reportedly abusive, and has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to the Shakopee Police Department.
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Shakopee PD has confirmed that Alexis Saborit is in custody related to yesterday's homicide in which it appeared the victim was beheaded. As we alluded last night, Saborit was ordered to have a mental illness evaluation related to arson charges last fall. Continued…
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The Shakopee Police Department issued a statement about the homicide on Twitter just before the suspect was identified, writing:
“On July 28, 2021, at approximately 2:31 p.m., Shakopee Police officers responded to a report of a homicide near the intersection of 4th Avenue and Spencer Street. A suspect is in custody, and there is no threat to public safety. An investigation is ongoing. We do not believe this was a random act of violence. We will release additional information at a later date. Again, there is no threat to public safety.”
was a random act of violence. We will release additional information at a later date.
Again, there is no threat to public safety.— Shakopee Police (@ShakopeePD) July 28, 2021
In 2017, Saborit was convicted of domestic assault in Carver County, according to CBS-4 Minnesota.
After video of the murder began circulating on social media, Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate told ABC-5 he was “incredibly disappointed” that the woman’s death is now immortalized on the internet forever.
According to Crime Watch Minneapolis:
“Shakopee PD has confirmed that Alexis Saborit is in custody related to yesterday’s homicide in which it appeared the victim was beheaded. As we alluded last night, Saborit was ordered to have a mental illness evaluation related to arson charges last fall…
Despite the court’s observation & his defense’s claim that Saborit was mentally ill, he was released on bail. This spring, his conditional release was ordered revoked & a court doc claimed he was a danger to people & community. Judge Richard C. Perkins ordered him released…
Saborit had a hearing scheduled on the arson charge yesterday, in which he was scheduled to appear at just about the time the murder was allegedly committed…
A source tells us that Saborit’s 2017 gross misdemeanor conviction on domestic assault was against the same victim Saborit allegedly murdered yesterday…
Court records indicate that Saborit has two separate prior criminal convictions on domestic abuse-battery in in Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana.”
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Here's the court record showing the proposed revocation and then Judge Richard C. Perkins' order for release.Saborit had a hearing scheduled on the arson charge yesterday, in which he was scheduled to appear at just about the time the murder was allegedly committed.
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The homicide comes just a few days after the radical far-left Minneapolis City Council voted 11-1 to add a measure to the November ballot to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a public safety department.
