Man Shot After Facebook Squabble; Cass Lake Man Wanted
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A man was shot in the leg and another beaten in Beltrami County during a "squabble" over Facebook posts and an unpaid debt early Friday morning, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said.
Dwight Thomas Jones, 39, fled the Allen's Bay neighborhood northwest of Cass Lake, Minn., and is considered "armed and dangerous" by authorities.
Cory Walter Jones was arrested at the scene for possession of a firearm by a felon, police said.
The conflict arose when Christopher Alex Romero, 22, and Edward Manuel Romero, 23, both of White Earth, Minn., tried to collect a debt from the Joneses, police said.
Christopher Romero suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, and Edward Romero had injuries consistent with a beating.
Dwight Jones, of Cass Lake, is being sought by the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, the Leech Lake Tribal Police, Cass County Sheriff's Office and the Minnesota State Patrol.
If you have information about his whereabouts you can call the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office at 218-333-9111.