Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A jury in Willmar heard a third day of testimony Monday in the trial of Tim Huber, charged in the 2011 shooting death of Tim Larson of Albertville.
Photographic evidence and testimony from officials at the Tim Huber trial in Willmar gave the jury information Monday about Albertville resident Tim Larson and how he died on Oct. 8, 2011. They also learned more about Huber, who prosecutors claim played a role in killing Larson, a crime for which Huber's father Delbert is serving a 30-year prison sentence. KWLM-AM reported: The jury this afternoon got to watch video from a security camera at H and L Convenience Store in Paynesville as Tim Huber drove up and got gas on that day and ... Kandiyohi County Veterans Service Officer Trisha Appeldorn talked about Tim Larson's military service. Larson went through basic training for the Marines in 1986 and 87, then served in the Marine Corps …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The widow of Tim Larson of Albertville was the first witness in the murder trial of Tim Huber, according to news reports.
Testimony in the trial of Tim Huber, charged in the alleged 2011 murder of Tim Larson of Albertville, began Thursday with Larson's widow Debra on the witness stand. According to WJON: In opening statements at the Timothy Huber murder trial in Willmar this (Thursday) morning, defense attorney Carter Greiner portrayed the defendant as a feeble-minded, physically abused son who followed the orders of his father, Delbert Huber, out of concern for his own safety. ... Deborah Larson told the 8-man, 6-woman jury about how she and her husband were at one time friendly with the Hubers, but things went downhill when Tim Huber accused Tim Larson of allowing other people to hunt on the Huber property near Paynesville. Read the full article at WJON.com…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Jury selection is the first order of business in a trial set to last three weeks.
Timothy Huber's trial begins this week in Willmar, news organizations report, on charges that he played a role in killing Albertville resident Tim Larson. KDUZ summarized the case against Huber: The 47-year-old Huber, of rural Paynesville, is charged with 1 count of 1st Degree and 2 counts of 2nd Degree Murder for his part in the October 8th 2011 shooting death of 43-year-old Tim Larson of Albertville at Larson’s father’s farm in Burbank Township. ... Last August, 82-year-old Delbert Huber, admitted shooting Larson and pleaded guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Read the full article at kduz.com. According to KWLM: At Tim Huber’s pre-trial hearing last week attorneys on both sides went through procedural …
Monday, April 1, 2013
This week's compilation includes 12 years of probation for groping girl, man charged for molestation, fryer fire, drug dog retires and thief caught in the act.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Debra Larson: Timothy Huber Called Us 'Rich City People Who Need to Figure Things Out' At a Kandiyohi County court hearing Friday, Timothy Larson's widow and 10 others testified ahead of Timothy Huber's April murder trial. Leon Henry Anderson Pleads Guilty to Brutal Richfield Murder The horrific incident occurred on the 7300 block of Elliot Avenue on Feb. 28, 2012, leaving an elderly man dead and his wife injured. Officer Injured While Breaking Up Student Fight at …
Monday, March 25, 2013
At a Kandiyohi County court hearing Friday, Timothy Larson's widow and 10 others testified ahead of Timothy Huber's April murder trial.
Eleven witnesses took the stand Friday in a Kandiyohi County court hearing ahead of the scheduled April 22, 2013 trial of Timothy Huber, who prosecutors accuse of killing Tim Larson of Albertville in 2011. KWLM reported: An all-day hearing is taking place at the Kandiyohi County Courthouse in Willmar today for 47-year-old Timothy Huber of rural Paynesville. The hearing is to determine what evidence and testimony will be allowed during Huber's murder trial in Willmar starting April 22nd, with a pre-trial hearing slated for April 16th. Huber is charged with one count of 1st Degree Murder and 2 counts of 2nd Degree Murder for the October 8th 2011 shooting death of 43-year-old Tim Larson of Albertville. Read the full article at KWLM.com. The …
Friday, December 28, 2012
The 82-year-old man who shot TImothy Larson with a rifle was given the maximum sentence by a Kandiyohi County Court judge.
In our recap of news coverage of 2012, the following story was the No. 4 most-read story of the year. It was published Sept. 4, 2012. ------------ ST. MICHAEL, MN—Delbert Huber, the 82-year-old rural Paynesville man who pleaded guilty to shooting St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West teacher Timothy Larson last fall, has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. Larson, a special education teacher who lived with his wife and two sons in Otsego, was 46. Kandiyohi County Judge Michael Thompson sentenced the elder Huber to the maximum sentence allowed for second-degree murder after statements from both sides of the case Monday morning. Thompson said Huber showed "no remorse"according to the county's official paper, the West …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
She took to the House floor Tuesday and said Tom Decker's example of courage and compassion lives on.
Minnesota's Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R) introduced legislation this week that aims to rename the Cold Spring Post Office after recently slain police officer Tom Decker. Under the proposal, the building would be renamed "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office," Bachmann said when she took to the house floor Tuesday. According to Minnesota Public Radio, the legislation was co-authored by every other member of Minnesota's U.S. House delegation. Decker was shot in the line of duty outside a Cold Spring bar Nov. 29 as he conducted a welfare check. Minnesota Public Radio reported that Bachmann said, "In honor of Officer Decker's service, I am proud to join with all of my Minnesota colleagues to introduce legislation …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Unlike his father, Timothy Huber, 46, has not accepted a plea in the case accusing him of being an accomplice to the murder of St. Michael-Albertville's Timothy Larson in 2011.
Timothy Huber, the 46-year-old son of Delbert Huber, appears to be ready to head to court early next year in the case accusing him of being an accomplice to the murder of St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West teacher Timothy Larson in 2011. According to the West Central Tribune, a hearing for the younger Huber was postponed yesterday when Judge Donald M. Spilseth was not available for an afternoon hearing. The pre-trial hearing will be set for Jan. 15, 2013. A wrongful death suit against both men, filed by the family of 43-year-old Timothy Larson, is also pending in Wright County. Timothy and Delbert Huber were both arrested on counts of second-degree murder in October 2011 after the shooting death of Timothy Larson back on Oct. 8…
Monday, December 17, 2012
Mary Johnson now lives next door to Oshea Israel, who killed her son, and is like a second mom to him.
Mary Johnson of Minneapolis went on a journey of forgiveness that brought her to see her son's killer as a fellow human. Today, they are next-door neighbors, and she considers him a son, and she, his "spiritual mother." Johnson and Oshea Israel shared their story at Westbridge Community Church's services Sunday morning at St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West. Israel shot and killed Johnson's only son, Laramiun Byrd, 20, in 1993. Israel, who was 16 at the time of the crime, was tried as an adult and sentenced to 25-and-a-half years in prison in Stillwater. Johnson, full of hatred, she said, worked through the grief to try to see Israel's humanity in the years to come. She asked to meet him in prison more than 10 years into his …
Friday, November 23, 2012
The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Nov. 16 and Nov. 22.
Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments that appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield, Shakopee, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. (The comments below are not meant to reflect the opinions of Patch or its staff.) *** Disqualifications at State Cost Minnetonka Girls the State Swimming Title What looked like a victory at state by 44.5 points ended in a fourth place finish for the Skipper swimming and diving team. georgia was impressed with the team's reaction: Good …
STMA Parent
8:36 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
Such a shame for the Larson family; my heart still aches for them. Tim was a great person and his life was cut way too short. more ›