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Update- Rocksbury House Fire

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22. 12. 08

12/08/22

Rocksbury Fire Update

The deceased female discovered in the house fire has been identified as 70-year-old Audrey Miller. The case continues to be under investigation.

 

 

12/07/22

A residential house fire was reported in Rocksbury Township in the early morning hours on December 7th,2022. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Thief River Falls Police Department, Thief River Falls Fire Department, and the State Fire Marshall’s Office responded. The fire was extinguished and upon investigation it was discovered that a female was deceased inside the residence. This case remains under investigation. No further information will be released until notification of next of kin. No other injuries reported.

Chief Deputy Seth Vettleson

 

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Press Release - House Fire - 12/07/22

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22. 12. 07

12/07/22

 A residential house fire was reported in Rocksbury Township in the early morning hours on December 7th,2022.  The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Thief River Falls Police Department, Thief River Falls Fire Department, and the State Fire Marshall’s Office responded.  The fire was extinguished and upon investigation it was discovered that a female was deceased inside the residence.  This case remains under investigation.  No further information will be released until notification of next of kin.  No other injuries reported.

Chief Deputy Seth Vettleson

 

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ERIC JAMES REINBOLD FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER

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22. 09. 30
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September 30, 2022
 
ERIC JAMES REINBOLD FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
 
Pennington County Attorney Seamus P. Duffy today announced that Eric James Reinbold, 46, has unanimously been found guilty by a Pennington County jury of twelve (12) persons of one count of Murder in the Second Degree – Intentional Murder and one count of Murder in the Second Degree While Committing Second Degree Assault. These convictions stem from the early morning hours of July 9, 2021 when Reinbold left his camper located on his rural property outside of Oklee, Minnesota and proceeded to his residence where he stabbed his wife, Lissette Reinbold, twenty-seven (27) times when she was leaving for work that morning.
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Press Release - 09/09/22

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22. 09. 09

On September 8th, 2022, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office received numerous 911 calls reporting an apparent explosion at a mobile home just outside Thief River Falls. The Thief River Falls Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Thief River Falls EMS, and the Thief River Falls Police Department.

No injuries were reported at this time and no further information will be released. The apparent explosion is being investigated by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigator Scott Mekash

Pennington County Sheriff’s Office

 

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Press Release 08/03/2022

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22. 08. 03
Press Release
 
August 3, 2022
 
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office was called out to a residence in Cloverleaf Township on the evening of August 2, 2022 responding to an individual going through a mental health crisis.
 
Deputies with the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Thief River Falls Police Department were able to clear the area of innocent bystanders and negotiate with the individual ending the situation peacefully. The individual was later transported to an appropriate facility.
 
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and Thief River Falls Police Department was assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol.
 
Chief Deputy Seth Vettleson
 

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