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Matt Sepic
ST. PAUL, Minn.

Teen to be tried as adult in East Side beating

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A Ramsey County Juvenile Court judge has certified a 16-year-old boy to stand trial as an adult in the near-fatal beating of a St. Paul man last summer.

Authorities have charged Cindarion De'Angelo Butler with first-degree assault and aggravated robbery. He also faces gang-related charges.

Prosecutors say Butler was among the five people who attacked 26-year-old Ray Widstrand on Aug. 4 as he tried to walk past a street fight near his home on St. Paul's East Side.

Widstrand suffered severe head trauma and had to have a section of his skull removed. He is recovering and hopes to be out of rehab by mid-December.

Authorities also brought similar charges against Isaac Maiden, 19.

Three other teens have been charged as juveniles in the case.