Judge who convicted man of beheading in Shakopee now rules him not guilty, citing mental illness

A man once convicted of murder for beheading his girlfriend and dumping her body on a busy street two years ago in Shakopee has now been found not ...

July 19, 2023
2:34 AM

A man once convicted of murder for beheading his girlfriend and dumping her body on a busy street two years ago in Shakopee has now been found not guilty by reason of mental illness. The ruling Monday by Scott County District Judge Caroline Lennon clears the way for Alexis Saborit, 44, of Shakopee, to be moved from jail and civilly committed indefinitely to a secure hospital run by the state Department of Human Services (DHS). Before horrified onlookers on July 28, 2021, Saborit first struck America M.

Paul Walsh