Crow Wing County man set to be charged in connection with wife’s death

The husband of a woman who was hit fatally hit by a vehicle in Crow Wing County last month has been arrested, authorities say.

According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, 47-year-old Tony James McClelland, of Fort Ripley, was booked into the county jail on one count of second-degree murder and one count of criminal vehicular homicide.

McClelland’s wife, 49-year-old Angela Marie McClelland, was found dead along the roadway in Fort Ripley Township near the intersection of Legend Road and Killian Road in Crow Wing County in June.

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Authorities add Tony and Angela lived together.

Staff with the Crow Wing County Jail say McClelland is set to be arraigned sometime Wednesday morning.

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