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December 6, 2021
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Suspect arrested for fatally stabbing young Montevideo woman

A 24-year-old Montevideo man is behind bars for allegedly stabbing an 18-year-old coworker 30 times in the Montevideo Pizza Ranch parking lot Friday evening. The female victim was taken to a hospital where she later died. WCCO reports police found Darek Nelson standing near the woman with a knife. He's at the Yellow Medicine County jail awaiting criminal charges.
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A 24-year-old Montevideo man is behind bars for allegedly stabbing an 18-year-old coworker 30 times in the Montevideo Pizza Ranch parking lot Friday evening. The female victim was taken to a hospital where she later died. WCCO reports police found Darek Nelson standing near the woman with a knife. He's at the Yellow Medicine County jail awaiting criminal charges.

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