first-degree murder

Grand jury indicts Vance Boelter on First-degree murder charge, could face death penalty

Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — Vance Boelter has been indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges. Since he faces federal murder charges, he could potentially be sentenced to the death penalty if convicted. He is the accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, while wounding another lawmaker and his wife in an alleged coordinated attack on…

A Clay County Grand Jury Indicts Isaac Arndt For the Murder of Jaelyn Walker

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Clay County Grand Jury has indicted Isaac Arndt for First Degree Murder with Premeditation and Second Degree Murder with Intent in the death of 14-year-old Jaelyn Walker. The 18-year-old Arndt was arraigned on the indictment today and Judge Jade Rosenfeldt set bail at $4 million dollars without conditions or $2 million dollars with conditions. If…

$3M Bail Set for Man Accused of Shooting Minnesota Officer

Tyler Janovsky made a court appearance on three counts of attempted first-degree murder on Tuesday.

WASECA, Minn.–Bail has been set at $3 million for a man accused of gravely wounding a southern Minnesota police officer in an exchange of gunfire in January. Uniformed officers from Waseca County and Waseca joined dozens of others in a courtroom Tuesday where Tyler Janovsky made an appearance on three counts of attempted first-degree murder. Janovsky is accused of shooting…

Minnesota Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder

Riess led authorities on a cross-country manhunt before she was captured in April 2018 in Texas.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to killing a Florida woman who prosecutors said was targeted because the two looked alike. Officials say 57-year-old Lois Riess will serve a life sentence in prison for the first-degree murder of Pamela Hutchinson. Officials say Riess targeted Hutchinson because they shared similar features, and because Riess wanted to assume Hutchinson’s identity….

Inmate Indicted On 1st Degree Murder In Death Of Prison Guard

A grand jury in Washington County returned the indictment against Edward Muhammad Johnson on charges of first-degree premediated murder and first-degree murder of a prison guard.

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – An inmate accused of killing a guard at the Stillwater prison last month has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. A grand jury in Washington County returned the indictment against Edward Muhammad Johnson on charges of first-degree premediated murder and first-degree murder of a prison guard. Department of Corrections Officer Joseph Gomm died after he was…

Alleged Minnesota Killed Indicted for Murder

The grand jury indicted 56-year-old Lois Riess on first-degree murder

FORT Myers, Fla. — A Minnesota woman accused of killing her husband and a Florida woman before leading authorities on a cross-country manhunt has been indicted. Officials in Lee County, Florida say the grand jury indicted 56-year-old Lois Riess on first-degree murder. If convicted, she could face the death penalty, but a spokeswoman for the state attorney’s office said prosecutors…