BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Bismarck man has been charged with murder in the death of a 61-year-old man found in his apartment.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that 55-year-old Morris Pederson was charged with felony murder in South Central District Court on Wednesday. An attorney representing Pederson in the investigatory phase of the case, Erica Jo Shively, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she did not wish to comment at this time.
Police responded to an apartment building shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after a building employee reported finding a tenant possibly dead in his eighth-floor apartment. Sgt. Mark Buschena says officers found Greg Duane Comes in his living room. An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death.
Officers arrested Pederson shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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