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A man has been sentenced to 66 years in
prison for the shooting deaths of a rural northwest Minnesota
couple.


       Timothy Thorson, 53, is charged with
second-degree murder in the killings last week of 
Francis Lundon, 72, and his  wife, Ethyl, 71, of rural Mahnomen in September.


      According to a criminal complaint, Thorson, a recovering drug
addict, had been given information that drug dealers were living in
the home. He allegedly intended to rob the dealers.


      WDAY-TV in Fargo, N.D. reported that Thorson confessed to the
murders.


      During the hearing Wednesday, he turned to the family and
apologized and told them he'd let the family carry out the death
sentence if the state had it.
      

Timothy Thorson, 53, is charged with
second-degree murder in the killings last week of 
Francis Lundon, 72, and his  wife, Ethyl, 71, of rural Mahnomen in September.

Man gets 66 years for killing Mahnomen couple

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