The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a potential homicide after human remains were found along Mille Lacs Lake’s shoreline on Tuesday, March 21. Isle man Bradley Allen Weyaus, Jr., 21, is being charged with second-degree murder, a felony, in association with the alleged homicide. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Rodney Pendegayosh, Jr. of Isle. A woman, Alexis Marion Elling, 21, of Rochester is also facing a felony charge for allegedly aiding Weyaus.
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