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Officials: Fort Ripley man arrested for wife's death

Angela McClelland was found dead on the side of the road in Fort Ripley in June.
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FORT RIPLEY, Minn. — More than two weeks after a woman's body was found along the road near Highway 371 in Crow Wing County, the sheriff's office announced a Fort Ripley man has been arrested in connection to his wife's death. 

On July 10, the department said the 47-year-old man was booked into jail on counts of second-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide. He has not yet been charged.

On June 25, 49-year-old Angela McClelland's body was found along the intersection of Legend and Killian Roads in Fort Ripley Township, according to officials. Investigators believed she died after being hit by a vehicle. 

The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office is working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the State Patrol on this investigation, which is still underway.

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