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Body-worn camera policy approved
Nobles County Sheriff s Office to purchase 10 body worn cameras for its department, at an estimated cost of $18,000. 7:30 am, Jan. 20, 2021 ×
WORTHINGTON Nobles County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a policy regarding the implementation and use of body-worn cameras by the Nobles County Sheriff’s Office.
The action followed a public hearing in which no testimony was given. Sheriff Kent Wilkening said he had not received any written testimony during the public comment period, and requested the policy’s adoption.
Wilkening said he plans to purchase 10 cameras, which had been budgeted for, at a cost of approximately $18,000.
Commissioner Donald Linssen asked how long the audio-video must be retained by the department, and whether additional staffing was required to upload the data to the server.
Year in Review 2020: Murder trial ends in acquittal
The jury ruled that the Nobles County Attorney s Office failed to prove Kruse s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
Christopher Kruse (with headphones) was emotional after hearing that the jury had declared him not guilty in the August 2015 murder of his wife, Janette Pigman-Kruse. (Leah Ward/The Globe)
WORTHINGTON This past year began with a three-week jury trial of a local man accused of murdering his wife in 2015, which resulted in a verdict of not guilty.
Chris Kruse, now of Worthington, was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of the murder of Janette Pigman-Kruse. Both Kruse and his family, including his in-laws, insisted that he was innocent, and the case was scheduled for a jury trial. The stakes were high for Kruse, as Minnesota law says that for a conviction of first-degree murder, the sentence is life in prison.