Man pleads guilty in Arizona slayings PHOENIX - One of two suspects charged in a series of random shootings that killed seven people in the Phoenix area pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder. Samuel Dieteman, who grew up in St. Peter, Minn., also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder.
Authorities say Dieteman and former roommate Dale Hausner randomly shot and killed seven people, injured 17 more and killed several animals. Hausner still faces seven murder counts. Dieteman and Hausner had been arrested in 2006.
From 1992 to 1999, Dieteman had 37 run-ins with police in Minnesota, ranging from traffic and theft citations to an arrest for misdemeanor domestic assault, the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office said. He was convicted of trespassing in Waseca County in 1994 and of driving while impaired in Blue Earth County in 1998.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Man shot to death in south Minneapolis A man was shot dead outside his south Minneapolis home Thursday night. Neighbors in the 4100 block of Park Avenue S. called police about gunshots about 11:30 p.m. Officers didn't find anything suspicious, but a man's body was discovered Friday.
The shooting doesn't appear to be random, but police haven't determined a motive. The man, who hasn't been identified by authorities, was in his 20s. No weapons were recovered at the scene, said Lt. Amelia Huffman, head of the homicide unit. Nobody has been arrested. Anyone with information on the killing is asked to call the tips line at 612-692-8477.
DAVID CHANEN
Weaver murder trial to stay in Ramsey County The new trial for Gordon Weaver will remain in Ramsey County District Court, a judge ruled Thursday. Chief District Judge Gregg Johnson denied motions by Weaver's attorney, Joe Friedberg, to disqualify the entire Ramsey County bench and the county attorney's office from the Weaver case.
