Man charged with murder of driver near Willmar, Minnesota, deemed competent

Man charged with murder of driver near Willmar, Minnesota, deemed competent

WILLMAR — The man charged with the murder of a New London man in an apparent attempted carjacking last autumn on a highway outside Willmar has been deemed competent to continue with criminal proceedings. Ameer Musa Matariyeh, 26, of Minneapolis, and his lawyer William Walker appeared virtually Tuesday in Kandiyohi County District Court along with First Assistant Kandiyohi County Attorney Kristen Pierce, to provide an update on the pending crimin…

Suspect in Willmar drug death case in court Tuesday

(Willmar MN-) A pre-trial hearing for a Willmar murder suspect takes place in Kandiyohi County District Court Tuesday. 28-year-old Lateef Mahaffey of Benson is accused of selling drugs to a Willmar man who was later found dead in his bathtub…