State hospital inmate charged with attempted murder for attacking mother

Bail was set at $1 million for Burton Ewing. He was released from the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center on a 10-hour day pass this week. Police say they found him in a park stabbing his mother with a knife. She is hospitalized in critical condition.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: May 10, 2012

Bail was set at $1 million for Burton Ewing. He was released from the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center on a 10-hour day pass this week. Police say they found him in a park stabbing his mother with a knife. She is hospitalized in critical condition.

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