Daniel Keezer sentenced to 35 years for fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Bemidji man

Daniel Keezer sentenced to 35 years for fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Bemidji man

BEMIDJI — A Mahnomen man has been sentenced to 35 years for his role in the fatal stabbing of Bemidji 18-year-old Andrew Fisher in June 2023. Daniel Keezer, 21, was sentenced Friday, April 25, to 420 months, with credit for 671 days of time served after pleading guilty on March 4 to a charge of second-degree murder with intent - not premeditated. His accomplices, Robert Keezer, 24, and James Burnette, 27, were sentenced March 25 on amended charg…

Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for 2023 Murder in Bemidji

A 21-year-old Detroit Lakes man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering a Bemidji man. In March, Daniel Keezer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder–with intent–not premeditated. Today, he was sentenced by Beltrami County Judge Matti Adam. The 35 years is an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines.…