ROSEAU COUNTY, MN (trfnews.i234.me) – A Warroad man, David Allen Corneliusen, 65, received a 14.5-year prison sentence on Monday, December 16, for the murder of his wife.
Corneliusen entered a Norgaard plea in October, admitting to second-degree intentional, but not premeditated, murder. A Norgaard plea indicates that while the defendant acknowledges committing the crime, they claim not to remember it.
According to court documents, Corneliusen contacted 911 on August 28, 2023, to report that he had shot and killed his wife. Law enforcement officers arrested him without incident. He admitted to shooting his wife with a pistol following an argument.
The court sentenced Corneliusen to 174 months in prison, with credit for 476 days already served.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for trfnews.i234.me