A then 18-year-old Stillwater man pleaded guilty on June 5 to felony first degree damage to property following an Oct. 27, 2013, incident that resulted in $1,353.53 in vehicle damage. Daniel Blake Burridge, now 19, received one year of probation, 30 hours of community service, and was required to pay restitution.
Officers were dispatched to the Lumberyard Hockey Arena, 1650 Washington Ave., Stillwater, after a report of damage to a vehicle in the parking lot. The complainant, a minor, reported that he was playing three-on-three hockey for a Mahtomedi team against a team from Stillwater. During the hockey game a member of the Stillwater team, later identified as Burridge, punched the complainant in the face mask several times, and the referee kicked Burridge out of the game. The complainant reported that as he was leaving the arena, Burridge was waiting outside the building and punched him with a closed fist again. The referee intervened again, and separated them.
As the victim and a friend walked to his vehicle, Burridge and several other individuals followed. According to the criminal complaint, as the victim backed out of the parking space, Burridge kicked the passenger door and struck the passenger window with his fist. Officers observed a dent and a partial shoe print on the car door.
Burridge had failed to appear for his initial court appearance on Jan. 15, 2014, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The warrant was later quashed, and he appeared in court Feb. 19. Sentencing occurred on June 5, where he could have faced the maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and $10,000.
Contact Alicia Lebens at alicia.lebens@ecm-inc.com