Crime & Safety
Warrior’s Cove Founder Accused of Fondling Teenage Girl
David W. Arnebeck, of Minnetonka, has been charged with a gross misdemeanor.
The founder of Warrior’s Cove is accused of fondling a teenage girl while she slept at his Minnetonka house in late December.
David W. Arnebeck, 48, faces a gross misdemeanor sexual-assault charge and is scheduled to appear in court again May 10. He’s still running his martial arts business in the meantime.
According to the court complaint, a 15-year-old girl who stays at the home sometimes awoke when Arnebeck began touching her sexually over her clothes. She told police that she pushed his arm away and went to sleep in another room.
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The first Warrior’s Cove opened in St. Louis Park in 1996. There are now also branches in Burnsville and Little Canada.
Click here to read an interview with Arnebeck's attorney in the Star Tribune.
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