Warren Man Gets 18 Years in Prison in Beating Death of Ex-Wife

MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Warren, Minnesota man is sentenced to 18 years in prison for the beating death of his wife.

The sentence for 33-year-old Anders Odegaard was part of a plea agreement between the defense and the Marshall County Attorney’s Office.

Odegaard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the August 2022 death of 31-year-old Carissa Odegaard.

In exchange for the guilty plea, a charge of second-degree intentional murder was dismissed.

Two of the couple’s young kids witnessed the attack, which happened at his home in Warren.

Carissa died at a Fargo hospital.

Anders Odegaard was a one time assistant attorney general in North Dakota as well as a lawyer for the state’s Insurance Department.