St. Paul man held in suspicious Pinewood death
Beltrami County authorities are holding a man after a body was found north of Pinewood.
Chief Deputy Mike Bakke cautions that no one has been charged and that the investigation is ongoing.
The 44-year-old man, who's originally from St. Paul, was taken into custody Tuesday after the body of a man was found that morning on the acreage.
Authorities don't know the cause of death yet. An autopsy is planned Thursday.
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A property owner discovered the body while checking on men who had been staying in rustic outbuildings on the property.
The name of the dead man has not been released.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is helping in the investigation.
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Information from: Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com