Kruger remains ‘only’ person of interest in Wahpeton murder

WAHPETON, N.D. — A Wahpeton homicide suspect was again in court docket Monday, March 27, attempting to get extra costs within the case towards him tossed.

Anthony Kruger, 33, requested a decide to drop a meth cost and a gun cost.

Final month, for causes which have but to be defined,

prosecutors dropped the homicide cost towards Kruger in reference to the capturing demise of 40-year-old Jeremiah Medenwald in January

.

Monday, a decide stated the opposite two costs will stick, particularly since his lawyer admitted Kruger possessed a gun although he isn’t allowed to.

As for the homicide case, the Wahpeton Police Division Chief Matthew Anderson stated Kruger stays the “solely” individual of curiosity within the case, although Kruger’s lawyer Jonathan Inexperienced stated police are specializing in the unsuitable man.

“The reality will come out. The reality will come out. The actual fact is my consumer didn’t homicide Jeremiah Medenwald,” Inexperienced stated.

The Richland County prosecutor stated there is no such thing as a timeline as to when she could refile the homicide cost.

Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Previous to becoming a member of WDAY in 2019, Matt was the principle anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for 4 years. He was born and raised within the suburbs of Philadelphia and attended faculty at Lyndon State Faculty in northern Vermont, the place he was acknowledged twice nationally, together with first place, by the Nationwide Academy for Arts and Science for tv manufacturing. Matt enjoys being a voice for the little man. He focuses on crimes and courts and investigative tales. Simply as typically, he shares tear-jerking tales and tales of accomplishment. Matt enjoys touring to small cities throughout North Dakota and Minnesota to share their tales. He could be reached at mhenson@wday.com and at 610-639-9215. When he isn’t at work (uncommon) Matt resides in Moorhead and enjoys spending time together with his daughter, {golfing} and attending Bison and Sioux video games.