Prosecutors will retry Carver County man facing murder charges following a fender bender

The Carver County man shot another motorist following a fender bender accident in St. Paul.

March 16, 2021 at 1:11AM

Ramsey County prosecutors said Monday that they plan to retry a Carver County man who is charged with fatally shooting another man following a minor vehicle collision.

Anthony Trifiletti faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Douglas Cornelius Lewis, 39. A judge declared a mistrial after a jury could not come to a verdict earlier this month.

Trifiletti is still in custody with bail conditions unchanged, according to a news release from the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.

Lewis died on May 1 after a fender bender crash between the two in St. Paul. Trifiletti said he was acting in self-defense. Lewis' family previously told the Star Tribune they believed Trifiletti, who is white, perceived Lewis, who is Black, to be a threat because of his race.

Police did not find weapons on Lewis at the scene.

Alex Chhith

Correction: Previous versions of the story misstated who said he was acting in self-defense. It was Anthony Trifiletti. Also, Trifiletti's last name was misspelled in some references.
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