Crime & Safety

Lakeville Dad Who Abandoned Son to be Sentenced Today

Steven Cross, the Lakeville dad convicted of abandoning his 11-year-old son will be sentenced Wednesday.

A last year will be sentenced today.

Steven Cross, 60, was found guilty of neglect by a Dakota County jury in January for .

According to Kare 11, he'll be sentenced today in a Dakota County courtroom.

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"Steven Cross' actions in abandoning his child showed a callous disregard for his son's well-being," Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom said when the jury found him guilty. "We are pleased the jury has held him accountable for his actions."

While the gross misdemenor charge carries a potential sentence of five years in prison, Cross and his attorney are asking a judge for probation only, Kare 11 reports.

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