Ryan Michael Larson was booked into the Stearns County jail early Friday morning on suspicion of murder. Authorities have not identified him as being involved in a police officer's fatal shooting, but Larson is the only one booked into the jail on a murder charge since the shooting.
A Cold Spring police officer was fatally shot late Thursday when he was trying to do a routine welfare check at an apartment near a Main Street bar, Stearns County authorities said Friday morning.
A suspect was arrested after the shooting and remains in custody, Sgt. Ken Friday of the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said.
Investigators have yet to publicly release the identity of the officer who was killed but the St. Cloud Times reports that the family priest and the Stearns County Sheriff have identified him as Tom Decker. He was an officer for Cold Spring and Richmond since 2006, and was a graduate of Rocori High School.
Authorities have not identified the suspect, but the only person booked into the Stearns County jail on suspicion of murder since the shooting late Thursday is Ryan Michael Larson, 34, of Cold Spring. The St. Cloud Times reports that the sheriff has confirmed that Larson was arrested in connection with the officer's killing.
Near dawn, a parade of police cars escorted the remains of the officer who was killed to the Ramsey County medical examiner's office. They rolled with flashing lights down 35E around 7:15 a.m.A news conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. at City Hall, where reporters are to be briefed by Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner, Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones and state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Assistant Superintendent Drew Evans.
Shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday and before the arrest was made, helicopters circled over the town just west of St. Cloud, as officers cordoned off much of downtown -- including Winners bar, near where the shooting occurred. They also combed the area for the suspect near a dam on the Sauk River.
Emergency response teams from St. Cloud, Stearns County and the State Patrol joined the effort, and by a few minutes after midnight police emergency radio channels confirmed that one man was in custody.
Residents who couldn't get past police blockades to return home were directed to the city fire station to await an all clear or help in finding alternate lodging. Mayor Doug Schmitz was called downtown by 11:30 p.m. but said he couldn't release any details about the shooting or the victim until the news conference.
The last Stearns County officer killed in the line of duty was St. Joseph officer Brian Klinefelter, who was shot in 1996 while attempting to arrest three robbery suspects.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
Mary Lynn Smith • 612-673-4788
A suspect was arrested after the shooting and remains in custody, Sgt. Ken Friday of the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said.
Investigators have yet to publicly release the identity of the officer who was killed but the St. Cloud Times reports that the family priest and the Stearns County Sheriff have identified him as Tom Decker. He was an officer for Cold Spring and Richmond since 2006, and was a graduate of Rocori High School.
Authorities have not identified the suspect, but the only person booked into the Stearns County jail on suspicion of murder since the shooting late Thursday is Ryan Michael Larson, 34, of Cold Spring. The St. Cloud Times reports that the sheriff has confirmed that Larson was arrested in connection with the officer's killing.
Near dawn, a parade of police cars escorted the remains of the officer who was killed to the Ramsey County medical examiner's office. They rolled with flashing lights down 35E around 7:15 a.m.A news conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. at City Hall, where reporters are to be briefed by Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner, Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones and state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Assistant Superintendent Drew Evans.
Shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday and before the arrest was made, helicopters circled over the town just west of St. Cloud, as officers cordoned off much of downtown -- including Winners bar, near where the shooting occurred. They also combed the area for the suspect near a dam on the Sauk River.
Emergency response teams from St. Cloud, Stearns County and the State Patrol joined the effort, and by a few minutes after midnight police emergency radio channels confirmed that one man was in custody.
Residents who couldn't get past police blockades to return home were directed to the city fire station to await an all clear or help in finding alternate lodging. Mayor Doug Schmitz was called downtown by 11:30 p.m. but said he couldn't release any details about the shooting or the victim until the news conference.
The last Stearns County officer killed in the line of duty was St. Joseph officer Brian Klinefelter, who was shot in 1996 while attempting to arrest three robbery suspects.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
Mary Lynn Smith • 612-673-4788
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