Lateef Deondra Mahaffey Jr., 27, of Benson, is charged in Kandiyohi County District Court with third-degree murder amongst other charges in a Willmar man's death.
A 26-year-old Benson man held the past week in Wright County is facing murder and manslaughter charges in Kandiyohi County. No hearing date has been set.
A 19-year-old woman, alleged to have arranged a drug purchase which ultimately led to a man's overdose death, made her first appearance on a charge of third-degree murder.
A 19-year-old Maynard woman and a 26-year-old Benson man, alleged to have arranged a drug purchase which ultimately led to a Willmar man's overdose death, are now both in custody after the Benson man was arrested.
A 19-year-old Maynard woman, alleged to have arranged a drug purchase which ultimately led to a Willmar man's overdose death, made her first appearance on a charge of third-degree murder. Charges are pending against a Benson man in the same incident.