Christopher Floyd Boder, now 35, was found guilty of aiding and abetting intentional second-degree murder in the September 2019 shooting death of Timothy Jon Nelson, 33, in West Duluth. He was subsequently sentenced to 25 ½ years in prison.
The closure of the courtroom to the public amid the pandemic was not the 'perfect solution,' the judge said, but there were no 'reasonable alternatives.'
The closure of the courtroom to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not the "perfect solution," the judge said, but there were no "reasonable alternatives."
The closure of the courtroom to the public amid the pandemic was not the 'perfect solution,' the judge said, but there were no 'reasonable alternatives.'
Judge Leslie Beiers will elevate to chief judge July 1. Beiers, based in Duluth, will be backed by a new assistant chief judge, Hibbing's Rachel Sullivan.