One man is dead, three are arrested and a cancer patient is shaken up after two men broke into his Pine County farmhouse around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say the men, who were just out of jail, broke into 75-year-old Charles Carlson’s home on Fox Road near Sandstone. Both men have long criminal histories, and one had a gun.
Carlson struggled with the intruder and managed to grab his own gun. He shot one of the intruders, 23-year-old Gypsy Watts, who died at the scene. Pine County Sheriff Robin Cole tells KSTP that Watts, along with the other three suspects, went to Carlson’s farm to steal his painkillers that he takes for pain associated with his terminal cancer. The other three suspects were on the run until deputies caught up with them behind a business in Sandstone.
Deputies and investigators searched the area for the second suspect with help from a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter and infrared equipment. That suspect and two other accomplices are in custody. Their names have not yet been released. Carlson is cooperating with investigators and is not likely to face legal consequences. The County Attorney will review the case to see if it fits the Castle Doctrine of Self Defense.
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