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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Law enforcement investigating suspicious death of man found at Bemidji apartment
May 19—BEMIDJI — Law enforcement is investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead at a Bemidji apartment on Monday. According to a release from Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin, on May 19, Beltrami County dispatch was informed of the discovery of a deceased adult male at the Courtyard Apartments located at 1300 America Avenue. As officers were responding to the scene, dispatch indicated they had also received a report of a gas leak in the same area and had called in the Bemidji Fire Department. When the officers arrived, they smelled a strong odor near the apartment complex and located the deceased man along with a woman and a young child inside one of the apartments, the release said. Law enforcement then worked to evacuate other residents of the apartment complex while firefighters worked on the potential gas leak threat. Meanwhile, members of the Bemidji Ambulance Service attended to the woman and child, who were transported to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center for treatment. "Minnesota Energy responded to the scene and determined that there was no gas leak," the release said. "Once this was confirmed, all other residents were allowed back to their apartment and an investigation has begun to determine the cause of death for the adult male." There does not appear to be a threat to the public in this case, the release said. Anyone with information about the incident can report it and stay anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at , by calling (800) 222-8477 or by using the P3 Tip Submit app. "All contact with Crime Stoppers is anonymous and you may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000," the release said. "The Bemidji Police Department encourages you to submit information to Crime Stoppers so you are free of retribution and remain safe while doing the right thing."
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 suspects in Twin Cities-area homicide arrested in Bemidji
May 8—BEMIDJI — Two suspects in a recent Scott County attempted homicide have been arrested after being located in Bemidji on Thursday. According to a release from Bemidji Police Captain David LaZella, on May 8, Bemidji police officers received information from the Jordan Police Department, south of the Twin Cities, that David Scott and Chauncey Oothoutdt, suspects in a recent Scott County attempted homicide, were in the Bemidji area. Officers met with investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and began to survey different addresses in the city of Bemidji. Officers identified Scott at a residence in the 1300 block of Bemidji Avenue, where a search warrant was executed. Scott was located there and apprehended without incident, the release said. A short time later, investigators identified a residence in the 800 block of 26th Street NW, where a second search warrant was executed. Oothoutdt was located and also arrested without incident, the release said. The Bemidji Police Department was assisted by the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, Headwaters Safe Trails Violent Crimes Task Force, Cass County Sheriff's Office, Scott County Sheriff's Office, Jordan Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Those with information about this or any crime can report it and stay anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at by calling the toll-free phone number (800) 222-8477 or by using the P3 Tip Submit app. All contact with Crime Stoppers is anonymous and you may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000. "The Bemidji Police Department encourages you to submit information to Crime Stoppers so you are free of retribution and remain safe while 'doing the right thing,'" the release said.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 suspects in Twin Cities-area homicide arrested in Bemidji
May 8—BEMIDJI — Two suspects in a recent Scott County attempted homicide have been arrested after being located in Bemidji on Thursday. According to a release from Bemidji Police Captain David LaZella, on May 8, Bemidji police officers received information from the Jordan Police Department, south of the Twin Cities, that David Scott and Chauncey Oothoutdt, suspects in a recent Scott County attempted homicide, were in the Bemidji area. Officers met with investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and began to survey different addresses in the city of Bemidji. Officers identified Scott at a residence in the 1300 block of Bemidji Avenue, where a search warrant was executed. Scott was located there and apprehended without incident, the release said. A short time later, investigators identified a residence in the 800 block of 26th Street NW, where a second search warrant was executed. Oothoutdt was located and also arrested without incident, the release said. The Bemidji Police Department was assisted by the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, Headwaters Safe Trails Violent Crimes Task Force, Cass County Sheriff's Office, Scott County Sheriff's Office, Jordan Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Those with information about this or any crime can report it and stay anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at by calling the toll-free phone number (800) 222-8477 or by using the P3 Tip Submit app. All contact with Crime Stoppers is anonymous and you may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000. "The Bemidji Police Department encourages you to submit information to Crime Stoppers so you are free of retribution and remain safe while 'doing the right thing,'" the release said.
