September 22, 2026

Not guilty verdict returned at murder trial

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Mike Mallow
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After a nine-day trial in Grant County District Court, a jury returned a not guilty verdict on July 17, in the case of State of Minnesota v. Connor Grytdahl.

Grytdahl was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his brother, Stephen Grytdahl. Connor Grytdahl was cleared of all charges. If convicted, he would have faced a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.

The incident occurred on Feb. 18, 2024. At 9:30 p.m. Connor Grytdahl made an initial call to law enforcement stating Stephen Grytdahl had been drinking. He told officers that his use of alcohol violated his probation rules following a charge of intoxication in Otter Tail County.

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