Police: Pressure from Hmong Community Factored into Xiong's Surrender

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By Molly Hendrickson and WBAY.com

Green Bay Police say pressure from the St. Paul, Minnesota, Hmong community played a role in Mao Xiong's surrender.

Thursday, authorities say Xiong turned himself in at the St. Paul police station with his attorney by his side. For the past week, a massive manhunt was underway for Xiong, who police say stabbed and killed 35-year-old Eric Vieau following a fight that started at the Cock and Bull bar in Green Bay June 3rd.

Another suspect in that stabbing, Aaron Lalbachan, was arrested last week at his apartment, but Xiong remained at-large.

Police say an elder in the St. Paul Hmong community contacted an attorney and told him Xiong was in the area and was wanted for a homicide in Green Bay.

"The attorney worked with individuals in the Hmong community to arrange for Xiong's surrender. The Hmong community in the St. Paul area apparently approached the attorney to negotiate Xiong's surrender because of the concern for their community," Captain Todd Thomas, Green Bay Police Department, said.

"The Hmong community in St. Paul had their concerns for what that would represent to their community in that area if it was found he was there and they were hiding him out," Thomas expounded.

Green Bay police say they knew Xiong had friends in Minnesota and were working closely with St. Paul authorities.

Commander Greg Urban, GBPD, said, "We had developed information that he could be in various places, everywhere from Milwaukee out to the Twin Cities."

They believe media attention and "Wanted" billboards in the Green Bay area may have caused him to run.

"This collaborative effort and our partnership with the community is what we believe caused Xiong to flee the area," Thomas said.

Xiong's face is still on billboards but now with the word "Captured."

Police say they're not sure how long Xiong had been in Minnesota. They're now focusing on who took Xiong and possibly hid him in Minnesota.

"Part of our investigation now is going to be to determine if anybody did assist him by hiding him, assist him by transporting him out of the area, or maybe throwing us off the track," Commander Greg Urban said.

Those could result in charges from misdemeanors to felonies.

Police won't say if Xiong's family cooperated in the investigation.

Xiong is currently in the Ramsey County, Minnesota, jail awaiting extradition to Wisconsin, which could take two weeks.

Lalbachan remains in the Brown County jail on a charge of being party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide. He's due back in court next week.

http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=12635092

[I_so_high]

should of kept hiding fool... now your done for

[i_r_stupid]

I would of ran to canada. Then to laos and hide in the mountain side.

[canibus_man]

bOrInG! 

[suabqeej]

why run when there ain't much places to go? example, you drive into an unknown little town where no one knows you. You walk into the grocery store or restaurant to eat. You look suspicious to the community. The authority will be called to check you out. what business you have in that town? You go into the twin city...... Your families and friends know you and may have heard of the incident. They will open the door to feed you once and bathe you; and ask you what business you have since you surprisingly visit them. You don't just go there for fame. it's too odd. They will dig it out from you. ONce they find out that you had something to do with a homicide,  they shut the door on your face, encouraging you to turn yourself in. They would not offer to hide you, risking being locked up themselves. Where else will you go? There's not much places to go; esp. when you're on the runs. Yes, america is a big country but when you're on the run, it ain't that big anymore. Every 5 blocks you'll see a cop car patrolling. Cops always look out for any suspicious ind. They will stop to investigate, to serve and protect the community.
Just turn yourself in and fight for your innocence. Heck, the law cannot proven you guilty beyond the reasonable doubts.

[suabqeej]

this guy just put his families and friends at risk of getting trouble with the law for feeding him during the time he evade the authorities. Unless they are complete losers like him and would rather get locked up for him then shiet would happened; however, if he lied to them and acted as nothing happened until his families and friends hear about it via the news media. Now, they have the deal with it for feeding and sheltering him.

[Xeemxai]

Txhob hem hem nws thiab lawv o!  Lis cas los yog hmoob ib tus menyuam, hmoob ib tus kwv tij, hmoob ib tus phoojywg.  Yuav tau txhawb nws lub zog thiab pab nyiaj txiag thiab lub tswv yim daws tso nws.. 

Yeej yuav tsum muaj lub hauv paus thiab lis loj luaj lis nos.

[suabqeej]

I don't believe it's the hmong community that persuade Mr. Xiong to surrender but we all know that the hmong community in MN is so pride that it stupidity accepted the credit. The families and friends need to step up and state the facts to the hmong community that it's all about families and friends; not the so called: Hmong community.