Woman Cut During Rochester Home Invasion, Suspect Arrested and Charged

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man is facing three felony charges for allegedly cutting a woman during a home invasion. 

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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Monday morning. 

Rochester police responded to the report of a domestic assault and stabbing at a residence in northwest Rochester shortly after 7:30 Saturday morning. 

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25-year-old Ramel Rodney Livingston is accused of entering the residence through his child’s bedroom window. The court document says the child’s mother heard him come in and told him to leave but Livingston pushed her then grabbed two knives from the kitchen. 

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Livingston then attempted to enter the victim’s bedroom where her son and a man were. He’s alleged to have cut the victim during a struggle that ensued while the victim was trying to keep Livingston out of the other bedroom, the charges say. 

The court document says at one point a knife blade had been put through a gap in the door. The victim ended up at the bottom of a staircase, the complaint says. 

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Officers observed a one-inch cut on the victim’s upper left arm, a small cut on her forearm and bleeding scrapes on her elbow.

Police saw an open window and broken TV in the child’s bedroom and a muddy footprint on the child’s bed, the court document says. 

Officers also located a detached knife blade at the scene, according to the complaint.

Rochester Burglary and Assault Suspect Arrested at Different Residence

Livingston left the victim’s home before police arrived and was later arrested at a different residence. 

Court records indicate Livingston was convicted of second-degree assault in September of 2021 and was given a stayed five-year prison sentence.

He’s now facing charges of first-degree burglary, terroristic threats and domestic assault. Livingston made his first court appearance in the new case Monday morning.