GRANT CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two women are charged with 3rd degree murder in the overdose death last March of 27-year-old Jonathan Murtland of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office determined that 24-year-old Rachel MacMillan of Elbow Lake and 30-year-old Montana Hedstrom of Dalton provided Murtland with fentanyl which led to his death. He was found not breathing at…
FERGUS FALLS, MN (KVRR) — Fergus Falls police say a 56 year old resident is under arrest in connection with injuries to an 11 year old child. Police along with EMT’s were called to the 1100 block of Mill Street at 8:52 am Friday morning. It was reported that an 11 year old slipped, fell and suffered a head injury….
Derek SweereFERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Police in Fergus Falls say a man charged in the killing of his roommate, committed suicide in the Otter Tail County Jail. 41-year-old Derek Sweere of Perham was found in his cell late Friday night. Sweere was charged with second-degree murder in the March 30th death of his roommate, Brandon Snyder, in Perham. He was…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Otter Tail County corrections staff say they found an unresponsive man in his cell while performing well-being checks Friday night. Medical efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead. The Fergus Falls Police Department is investigating the incident. The inmate was housed in a single occupancy cell. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: dead,…
Derek SweereOTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — Disturbing details about a murder in a house in Perham, Minnesota are spelled out in the criminal complaint filed against 40-year-old Derek Sweere. He is accused of stabbing his roommate, Brandon Snyder, in both eyes with a knife after an argument over a missing gun. Sweere then went to get a rifle and shot…
Derek SweerePERHAM, Minn. — A murder investigation is underway in Perham, Minnesota. Derek Sweere is in custody in the Otter Tail County Jail for 2nd degree murder. A man’s body has been taken to the Midwest Medical examiner’s Office for an autopsy and formal identification. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: DEREK SWEERE,…
FERGUS FALLS, MN — A federal indictment has charged 39-year-old Anthony Randklev of Pelican Rapids with illegally possessing a firearm. The charge is the result of a July 22 incident in which Randklev is already charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a rural Fergus Falls woman. The convicted felon had a 12-gauge shotgun during the crime. He faces a mandatory minimum…
