City Releases Statement On Downtown Safety After Alleged Sexual Assault In Skywalk

DULUTH, Minn. — An alleged sexual assault in the Duluth Skywalk system has resulted in felony charges against a Duluth man. The report came in Sunday afternoon, March 10, when police responded to a report of a sexual assault at the downtown Duluth Transportation Center.

The criminal charges became public Tuesday, March 19, when first reported by the Duluth News Tribune.  Adrian Tramaine Greene Sr., 71, of Duluth has been charged with three felony counts of criminal sexual conduct.

Adrian Tramaine Greene Sr.

According to a criminal complaint, a woman in her early 20s approached Greene outside RT Quinlan’s Bar. The complaint said she knew his name, and asked if she could borrow some money.

Greene said he could take her to an ATM in the Transportation Center.

They took an elevator to the third floor, where the victim says Greene said he would shoot her fiancé if she did not come with him.

According to the complaint, the woman says the man then walked her into a corner of the Skywalk and forced her to have sex despite her repeatedly telling him no. The victim says the man did not stop until other people started walking toward them in the skywalk.

The complaint says video cameras in the area showed Greene and the woman walking together, later moving into a corner, and then showed activity that appeared consistent with the victim’s description.

Shortly afterward, the video shows the woman making a call on her cellphone. The complaint says she called “her fiancé’ and whispered ‘911’…so the Defendant would not hear.”

Greene was arrested later that same afternoon at the Round Up Bar.  According to the complaint, Greene said, “some broad” had asked him for $20.

Greene denied touching the victim.

One day after the Duluth News Tribune’s report, Mayor Roger Reinert’s office released the following press release addressing his concerns with what he described to FOX 21 as recent “unacceptable behavior” in and around the Skywalk.

City of Duluth statement on downtown and Skywalk safety

“A clean and safe downtown is the canvas on which a thriving downtown is created. Our public safety efforts have been a top priority since my first day in office,” says Mayor Roger Reinert. “We will enforce our community norms.” Since his taking office, the Duluth Police Department has taken the following specific measures to concentrate its focus on safety downtown:

• Bolstering efforts within the CORE, SURT, and CE-POP unit teams to allow its members to focus on safety issues more specific to the downtown population while better connecting those facing social disorder issues with the resources and services they need.
• Increasing foot patrols in the downtown Skywalk system and on downtown streets.
• Enforcing individuals entering roadways to solicit contributions from passing motorists.
• Working with city administration and the city attorney’s office to identify additional safety measures and gaps in our municipal code that might further assist in addressing the social disorder issues that exist in downtown Duluth.

“These measures showcase how the Duluth Police Department has prioritized being proactive in addressing community safety issues in downtown Duluth and in the Skywalk system,” said Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa.

“The Duluth City Attorney’s office shares in the commitment to improving the public’s safety in our downtown neighborhood and business district,” said Duluth City Attorney Jessica Fralich. “We’re actively evaluating new strategies to implement in the downtown district while also continuing those that are tried and true, like the addition of prosecutors to our office. The community’s safety continues to be a goal we share across departments.”

“Our public safety efforts will continue to develop as we actively evaluate city code and identify ways to better support the efforts of our police, firefighters, and social workers and meet the expectations of our downtown workers, visitors, and residents,” said Mayor Reinert.