Sjodin: The Federal Case

The Feds will be the first to prosecute the murder of Dru Sjodin:

Federal prosecutors in North Dakota will pursue the case against a man held in the death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin, The Associated Press has learned...The move means it's possible that Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a convicted sex offender, would be eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Neither North Dakota nor Minnesota, where Sjodin's body was found last month, has the possibility of the death penalty in state court.

I'm glad it's being tried in my native North Dakota. People out there have a lot more common sense about these things.

Which is bad news if you're Alfonso Rodriguez.

Posted by Mitch at May 12, 2004 05:17 AM