Husband arrested in Crow Wing County for wife’s death

By Michael Achterling Jul 12, 2023 | 7:53 AM

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Police have arrested the husband of a woman found dead on a Crow Wing County road last month.

The body of 49-year-old Angela McClelland, of Fort Ripley, was found near the intersection of Legend Lane and Killian Road in Fort Ripley Township on June 25.

Police said at the time it’s believed that Angela McClelland “died as a result of being struck by a vehicle,” and on Monday arrested 47-year-old Tony James McClelland, Angela’s husband, for probable cause of 2nd-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide.

Tony McClelland is currently being held at Crow Wing County Jail pending formal charges.

Angela McClelland is a native of Embarrass, Minnesota and was a mother of six children. She and Tony were living together at the time of her death and they were married in 2011.

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