Cass Lake Man Sentenced for Beating a Woman's Husband
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 5:08pm
FOX 21 News, KQDS-DT
CASS LAKE - A Cass Lake man got his sentence Monday for his apparent infatuation with another man's wife that nearly turned fatal.
Twenty-five year old John Lutgen will serve nine years in prison for third degree attempted murder and first degree burglary.
Authorities say he broke into a couple's home and beat a woman's husband over the head with a piece of wood while yelling "die!"
The victim suffered a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain.