Courts

WALKER -- Judge Jay D. Mondry ordered murder suspect Arvid Eugene Kloek, 53, Minnetonka, to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at the state facility in St. Peter to determine whether Kloek is competent to stand trial.

Kloek faces first- and second-degree murder charges in connection with the July 3 death of his wife, Minnetta Louise, west of Pine River.

An omnibus hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the case will be scheduled in Cass County Court upon completion of the psychiatric evaluation.

Kloek was arrested at the Brainerd Law Enforcement Center where he surrendered himself to authorities and directed them to his wife's body in a roadside ditch in McKinley Township of Cass County.

Minnetta Louise Kloek had been stabbed numerous times. An autopsy ruled her death was caused by loss of blood.

A steak knife was recovered from Kloek's car, according to the criminal complaint filed against him. He allegedly was covered with blood when he surrendered himself in Brainerd.

Kloek is being held in lieu of $2 million bail.

WALKER -- Judge Michael J. Haas sentenced two men recently in Cass County District Court for gross misdemeanor theft.

The pair were accused of taking $860 in quarters from the Walker Car Wash office Aug. 8. They were arrested after they tried to exchange the quarters for bills at Wells Fargo Bank in Bemidji.

Jesse David Frank, 18, Blaine, was ordered to pay $300 cost of prosecution, to serve three days in jail and to complete his high school equivalency within six months.

James Keith Nason, 19, Blaine, was ordered to pay $300 cost of prosecution and to serve three days in jail.