Jun 13, 2018
Archived: Three Men Indicted For February Shooting In Sauk Rapids
A central Minnesota grand jury has indicted three men on murder charges in a February shooting that left one man dead and another wounded in Sauk Rapids.
Twenty-six-year-old Nokomis Jefferson, 20-year-old William White Jr. and 37-year-old Vance Laster Sr. each face first-degree murder charges, among other felonies. A Benton County grand jury indicted the men in the shooting death of 25-year-old Joe Ditthideth of St. Cloud.
Prosecutors say Ditthideth and 29-year-old Nathan Phrachomphonh were shot in a suspected drug deal outside of a Sauk Rapids home on Feb. 16. Phrachomphonh was wounded but survived.
The men are being held in Benton County on $1 million bail each. They are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.