Christopher Floyd Boder News Today

The court called the defense's alternative theories of the shooting "unreasonable."

Christopher Floyd Boder, now 35, was found guilty of aiding and abetting intentional second-degree murder in the September 2019 shooting death of Timothy Jon Nelson, 33, in West Duluth. He was subsequently sentenced to 25 ½ years in prison.

The closure of the courtroom to the public amid the pandemic was not the 'perfect solution,' the judge said, but there were no 'reasonable alternatives.'

The closure of the courtroom to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not the "perfect solution," the judge said, but there were no "reasonable alternatives."

The closure of the courtroom to the public amid the pandemic was not the 'perfect solution,' the judge said, but there were no 'reasonable alternatives.'

One of two men convicted in a West Duluth murder has asked for a new trial in wake of a recent opinion from the Minnesota Supreme Court.

James Peterson, 41, was sentenced to 346 months in prison by Judge Leslie Beiers for aiding and abetting in murder of the second degree for the September 2019 shooting death of Timothy Nelson.

James Peterson is the second man to be found guilty at trial for the West Duluth shooting death of Timothy Nelson. He'll likely face a lengthy prison term, with his co-defendant already sentenced to 25 years.

James Peterson is on trial for the death of Timothy Nelson, a 2019 case that has already resulted in one lengthy prison sentence. The defense claims he was not present for the shooting.

James Peterson will face a jury nearly two years after co-defendant Christopher Boder was found guilty of his role in the killing of Timothy Nelson.