The man accused of shooting and killing a Rockville man has been ordered to undergo a mental competency examination. A Stearns County Judge ordered the exam for 28-year-old Marcus Barshaw in court today (Friday) to determine if he was competent at the time of the shooting.
ST. CLOUD -- A Stearns County Sheriff's Deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting of Marcus Barshaw last October. Deputy Chad Meemken shot Barshaw as he was exiting a Rockville apartment building. Barshaw allegedly refused to put down his guns and raised the gun toward officer Meemken and other members of the Special Response Team...
Residents in Central Minnesota have had their small towns and sleepy neighborhoods rocked by a string of violent crimes usually thought of as "big city" problems, or something that only happens "someplace else."
A Walker man now faces a first-degree murder charge after a Stearns County grand jury indicted him with the charge in the october 21st shooting of Jeffrey Schutz.
Bail has been set at today (Thursday) $3 million for Marcus Barshaw, the man accused of allegedly shooting and killing Jeffery Schutz of Rockville. Twenty-eight-year-old Barshaw made his first appearance in Stearns County Court, for the shooting incident that happened in the early morning hours on Sunday, October 21st.
A Stearns County Sheriff's deputy continues to stand guard outside the hospital room of suspected shooter Marcus Barshaw, although no condition update is available for the Walker man.