Joseph Wisocki IV entered an Alford guilty plea to two counts of felony theft by swindle. Wisocki is charged with stealing more than $27,000 from Eagle Creek Golf Club from 2019 to 2022.
Ameer Musa Matariyeh, previously charged with murder in a New London man's shooting death during an apparent carjacking, will also face related charges for offenses initially reported in Minneapolis.
One person is reported to have died and another victim was injured by a man fleeing law enforcement from Minneapolis and leading a high-speed chase all the way to Willmar. The suspect is in custody.
Dave Coahran, fisheries supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Spicer, has raised the possibility of adding muskie to a lake in Kandiyohi County, but it's currently only a talking point.
Christopher Flatten, 39, was injured in a July 18 crash. He is also the former Willmar police officer named in an unrelated civil suit alleging a man was arrested for "walking while Black."
A lawsuit alleges that a Willmar police officer unlawfully arrested Derrick Gilbert, 39, on another Black man's warrant, and then, after discovering the mistake, arrested Gilbert for obstruction
According to Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt, there is no indication of any trauma or violent death. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal apprehension has been appointed to lead the investigation.
