Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A West Fargo man charged with murdering his wife has pleaded not guilty and will remain in jail on $1 million cash bail.
Spencer Moen, 31, was arrested in August after calling to report that his wife, Sonja, fell asleep in their bathtub and was unresponsive when he checked on her.
Investigators said Sonja Moen had significant bruising on the left side of her face and forehead and that her eyes appeared to be swollen shut. They also noticed bruising on the back of her hands, consistent with defensive injuries.
Spencer Moen said an argument started after she picked him up from golfing in Mapleton. He said they were both intoxicated and she tripped coming up the steps from the garage into the house, and “face planted.”
An autopsy showed that she died of blunt force trauma to the head and had at least one broken rib. At least two of the couple’s children were home at the time of her death.
Moen remains in the Cass County Jail. His attorney asked the judge to reduce the $1 million bail. That request was denied.
Moen’s next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10.
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