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A 23-year-old man was charged with fatally stabbing a friend who lived with him near Jordan.
Taylor J. Beuch was charged in Scott County District Court with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the attack Monday at a home in the 4400 block of Cedar Valley Lane in Sand Creek Township.
Casey J. Trutnau, 23, of Jordan, died Tuesday morning at HCMC. Trutnau had been stabbed several times in multiple places.
According to the criminal complaint:
Beuch called 911 and said Trutnau stabbed him first, and he retaliated.
Moments after Trutnau was stabbed, Beuch went to his grandfather s home in the same block, carrying the knife and a water bottle. The grandfather said Beuch claimed the bottle held a cure for the coronavirus.
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The victim of a stabbing in Sand Creek Township on Monday, died Dec. 22, according to the Scott County Sheriff s Office.Â
According to a press release from the Scott County Sheriff s Office, the victim, Casey Jeb Trutnau, 23, of Jordan, died early Tuesday morning at Hennepin County Medical Center. He had been in critical condition since he was airlifted there Monday afternoon.
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The incident took place in the 4400 block of Cedar Valley Lane around 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon. A 23-year-old man was arrested and booked in the Scott County Jail that evening and an investigation is ongoing, according to the release.
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According to the criminal complaint:
Beuch, 23, called 911 and told police dispatch that the victim, identified by law enforcement authorities as Casey Trutnau, also 23, of Jordan, attacked him with a knife, leading him to retaliate. On the call with authorities, Beuch said the victim was still breathing and that he did not know where the knife went.
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Police arrived to the scene, a residence in the 4400 block Cedar Valley Lane, Sand Creek Township, a little after 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21. Jordan police found the victim lying near a pool of blood in the front yard. Beuch, who was still on the scene, was arrested, the complaint said. Â