Three people have been arrested and charged following a violent assault that happened last month west of the Twin Cities.
The Meeker County Sheriff's Office say a 50-year-old man was found June 26 lying in the ditch with a stab wound and injuries consistent with being hit by a car on 600th Avenue near 230th Street in Litchfield Township. That is approximately 70 miles west of the Twin Cities.
Investigators later determined that man had been brought to the area to be robbed, before he was attacked.
A passerby found the victim and called for help.
20-year-old Aryianna Pillatzki of Pennock, 48-year-old David Pillatzki of Arco, and 26-year-old Tre Ertl of Litchfield all face various charges. All three suspects have been booked in the Meeker County Jail.