Charges: Boy, 16, used stolen car to intentionally hit and kill 70-year-old man in St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A 16-year-old boy from Sauk Rapids faces life in prison after he allegedly crashed into a pedestrian on purpose Friday night, killing him.
The Stearns County Attorney's Office says the boy is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree murder.
The victim, identified as 70-year-old St. Cloud resident Norbert John Olmscheid, was struck just after 8 p.m. on the 1700 block of 6th Avenue North, according to police. He later died from his injuries at St. Cloud Hospital.
According to the criminal complaint, police say the boy admitted to stealing a car outside the St. Cloud YMCA after finding the keys inside a locker.
The boy allegedly told them he spotted Olmscheid walking on a sidewalk. He then pulled up and started to drive slowly behind him before accelerating and running him over.
In their report, police say the boy "admitted listening to a song about murder," as he was "intentionally planning and then striking and killing" Olmscheid.
The boy is being held in a secure juvenile detention center. At a court hearing Monday, his bail was set at $2 million without conditions and $1 million with conditions.
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