Zumbro Falls man charged with murder found competent
James Edward Riley, 45, is charged in Wabasha County District Court with felony second-degree murder. He has been held on $250,000 conditional bail since March 8, 2021. 9:18 am, Jun. 4, 2021 ×
James Edward Riley
WABASHA A Zumbro Falls man who allegedly killed his father in March was found competent and culpable to proceed in the criminal matter this week.
James Edward Riley, 45, is charged in Wabasha County District Court with felony second-degree murder. He has been held on $250,000 conditional bail since March 8, 2021.
Law enforcement was called to the rural Zumbro Falls farm on Friday, March 5, 2021, for a report of a death. Edward Riley, 73, was found by his wife dead in the trunk of his vehicle, which had been parked in a strange location, the criminal complaint states. His body had been covered with a tarp inside the vehicle s trunk. A pail of dirt and a hoe were also in the trunk.
Attorney General Keith Ellison may be tied up with a certain high-profile murder trial at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped his office from taking care of other business.
Case in point: On March 8 and March 10, the AG’s office announced settlements with two businesses that it took to court for violating the governor’s COVID-19 emergency executive orders.
The first of them was reached with the Plainview Wellness Center and its parent company, House of Iron, L.L.C.
The gym, which was the subject of a Dec. 2 temporary injunction, has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and comply with any of Gov. Tim Walz’s current or future executive orders that apply to fitness centers.
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The Minnesota Attorney General s Office said Monday that it has reached a settlement with a Wabasha County gym that violated Gov. Tim Walz s orders to close to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Plainview Wellness Center has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and to comply with executive orders pertaining to gyms, according to a news release from the office. If the terms of the agreement are violated, the southeast Minnesota gym would be subject to a $25,000 civil penalty.
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