A Brainerd man is now facing murder charges after authorities found a woman dead at his home.
Michael Lowell Munger, 53, is charged with first degree murder and first degree murder while committing a felony.
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The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a home on Smith Road in First Assessment Township on Thursday morning after a man reported that “Mike” told him that the man’s ex-wife ” away”.
When law enforcement got to Munger’s home, he told them, “You’re too late, she’s gone,” according to the criminal complaint.
Officers noticed blood on Munger’s clothing and found a dead woman inside the house with a belt around her neck and blood on the floor, the complaint adds.
The ad also states that after his arrest, Munger said he and the woman had been in a relationship, but that they had an argument about infidelity earlier in the day. During the argument, he told her he “did what he did” and then strangled her with a belt and hit her with a baseball bat.
The sheriff’s office identified the woman as 43-year-old Lynnie Ann Loucks.
Munger appeared in court for the first time on Friday and had his bail set at $3 million. His next appearance is scheduled for May 12th.
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