Week in Review: Public Money for CSM Site, Death Ruled a Homicide
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Eagan Man's Death Ruled a Homicide, Medical Examiner Says
Jonathan Thomas Lahr died of blunt force injuries to his head and neck following a fight with his roommate, Samuel Walter Petersen.
The Jan. 1 death of a 36-year-old Eagan man has been ruled a homicide, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office. Jonathan Thomas Lahr died of blunt force injuries to his head and neck, the medical examiner said following an autopsy conducted earlier this year. Police say Lahr fought with his roommate, 28-year-old Samuel Walter Petersen, shortly before midnight on Jan. 1 at a residence on Slater Road in Eagan. During the fight, Lahr suffered facial injuries. He could not be resuscitated by paramedics and fire personnel, who were called to the scene by Petersen. Petersen and two other individuals were detained for questioning following the incident, but no charges have yet been filed against any of the three men. Petersen, …
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Week in Review: Murder Investigation, New Restaurant at Lexington-Diffley?
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Eagan Man Arrested in Homicide Investigation
Police say Samuel Walter Petersen fought with the 36-year-old victim just prior to the victim's death on Jan. 1.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Eagan police are treating the Jan. 1 death of a 36-year-old man as a homicide, and have arrested his roommate in connection to the incident, according to Eagan Police Department Spokesperson Desiree Schroepfer. The roommate, 28-old-year Samuel Walter Petersen of Eagan, is currently being held at the Dakota County Jail, pending formal criminal charges. The victim's name has not yet been released, pending notification of family members. At 11:56 p.m. on Jan. 1, police and paramedics responded to a call on the 4500 block of Slater Rd. The caller, Petersen, told police he had been fighting with the victim, who had fallen unconscious and was not…
