Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced In Attempted Murder Of MPD Forensic Scientist

(Minneapolis, MN)  —  The ex-boyfriend of a Minneapolis Police Department forensic scientist is facing nearly two decades in prison for orchestrating her attempted murder.  Timothy Amacher was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for aiding the shooting of Nicole Ford, formerly Nicki Lenway who is the mother of the pair’s young son.  Amacher was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder in November.  The sentence is the maximum allowed by Minnesota law.