Suspect in killing of Cold Springs officer released...

View · by **Paul** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:35 pm

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_ ... source=rss

The suspect in the shooting of Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker was released by Stearns County authorities Tuesday, Dec. 4.

No charges were filed.

Held in the Stearns County jail since late Thursday on suspicion of murder, Ryan Michael Larson, 34, was released from custody late Tuesday morning. But officials say the investigation is active and ongoing, and assisting agencies, including the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, will continue to exhaustively pursue all leads.

"Investigators will not rest until we fully determine what happened the night of Officer Decker's death and bring to account those responsible," said Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Assistant Superintendent Drew Evans.

In a statement, authorities said there was not sufficient documented evidence to continue holding Larson.

Click the above link for more info... They are also apparently still looking for the 20 gauge shotgun.

View · by **Heffay** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:41 pm

Something tells me this guy is going to have 24x7 company wherever he goes.

View · by **Pinnacle** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:43 pm

Yikes

View · by **Snowgun** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:54 pm

I had a feeling this would happen. Makes you wonder what they had on him other than he lived in the area and he had some guns.

What happened to the partner of the cop? Wasn't he there?

View · by JJ on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:54 pm

Pinnacle wrote:Yikes

+1

I am guessing the lack of the murder weapon is the single biggest reason the suspect is free?

View · by **Thunder71** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:57 pm

In this guilty until proven innocent world... I'm starting to think having one very rare gun at home is better than having a variety... had he owned a 20 gauge he'd be screwed. That's it, I'm buying some off the wall gun that fires a round that's next to impossible to find.

View · by **Paul** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:59 pm

Thunder71 wrote:had he owned a 20 gauge he'd be screwed.

While life doesn't exactly resemble CSI, I can assure you that a lot more goes into an investigation than that.

View · by **Thunder71** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:06 pm

OK, how about 'more screwed that he was' then?

View · by **Pinnacle** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:31 pm

If he did it, he sure kept his mouth shut.

View · by **river_boater** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:36 pm

Thunder71 wrote:In this guilty until proven innocent world... I'm starting to think having one very rare gun at home is better than having a variety... had he owned a 20 gauge he'd be screwed. That's it, I'm buying some off the wall gun that fires a round that's next to impossible to find.

It's called .45GAP; I have two.

View · by **mrp** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:17 pm

"He leaves behind a wife and four young children."

Tom Decker Memorial Fund
State Bank of Cold Spring
PO Box 415
Cold Spring, MN 56320

Tom Decker Memorial Fund
1st National Bank of Cold Spring
PO Box 416
Cold Spring, MN 56320

Tom Decker Memorial Fund
Central Minnesota Credit Union
202 Red River Avenue South
Cold Spring, MN 56320

Tom Decker Memorial Fund
All Wells Fargo locations

View · by **Thunder71** on Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:14 pm

Thanks mrp

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View · by **ijosef** on Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:56 am

It's not unfathomable to think that this guy might not have murdered Officer Decker. The details released to the public are still somewhat sketchy, and come to think of it, how many times have descriptions of an event been "officially released" only to be amended later? Despite this horrible tragedy, or perhaps because of it, I'm glad we have an "innocent until proven guilty" system of justice. I hope, as we all do, that they find the person(s) responsible and lock him/her/them up for life. If this guy did it, what's a few more months out on the street? Better that than to rush to trial without a complete case.