ROCHESTER, Minn. –A woman who crashed a van into the front of the Mayo Civic Center – twice –was sentenced to five years of supervised probation. Jamie Lea Copeland, 36 of Rochester, also was ordered $14,000 in restitution. Copeland drove a van directly into the front doors of the Civic Center on April 23, then backed up and smashed through the entrance again, then exited the van and began flipping over tables inside the Center. Copeland then smashed into squad cars multiple times while driving away. Finally taken into custody after a 1-1/2 mile chase. Police said the incident began minutes after Copeland entered the Civic Center, which was then hosting a homeless shelter, and asked if any beds were available.
Copeland. Smashed car twice into Mayo Civic Center