Federal prosecutors are seeking a 41-month sentence for the woman who pleaded guilty to illegally buying weapons for her children's father, who used them in the killing of three Burnsville, Minnesota, first responders in 2024, according to court records filed Wednesday.
Ashley Dyrdahl pleaded guilty in January to two counts of straw purchasing in the fatal shooting of Burnsville police officers Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand , and firefighter and paramedic Adam Finseth . According to the plea agreement, four other counts of straw purchasing and five counts of making false statements during the purchase of a firearm were dropped.
Court records said Dyrdahl bought five firearms, including two AR-15-style assault rifles, for her on-again, off-again boyfriend Sha