Defense: Reckless disregard for the truth in West Duluth homicide investigation
A key witness account was unreliable and police omitted conflicting information when applying for a search warrant at James Michael Peterson s home, his defense attorney asserted. 5:48 pm, Dec. 10, 2020 ×
James Michael Peterson
Police polished the facts to create the luster of probable cause in the investigation of the West Duluth shooting death of Timothy Jon Nelson, a defense attorney argued in a court filing this week.
Public defender Matthew Benfield said a judge should allow an inquiry into the veracity of the search warrant that was authorized for James Michael Peterson s residence in September 2019.