Ryan Larson

Initial Cold Spring Shooting Suspect Re-Arrested On Stalking Charges

The man arrested and released last year following the violent death of a Cold Spring police officer is once again behind bars.

2013/01/18

Man Initially Jailed In Cop’s Death Surrenders Following Stalking Charges

The man arrested and released last year following the violent death of a Cold Spring police officer turned himself in Sunday after being accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend.

2013/01/14

Man Previously Jailed In Cop’s Death Accused Of Stalking

The man once accused in the death of a Cold Spring police officer has been accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend.

2013/01/10

Officer Tom Decker (credit: Cold Spring Police Department)

Esme’s Blog: Questions Continue In Decker Case

Now that Eric Thomes, who authorities describe as a “person of interest” in the murder of officer Tom Decker, is dead we may never know exactly what happened Nov. 29 outside Winners Bar in Cold Spring, Minn. For officer Decker’s family, his friends, and for the people of Cold Spring — there will likely always be questions.

2013/01/05

Man Questioned In Officer Slaying Commits Suicide

Authorities say they have a new update in the investigation into the murder of a Cold Spring police officer. Officer Tom Decker was shot and killed in the line of duty last November.

2013/01/04

Man Accused In Cop’s Death Returns To Ransacked Home

When Ryan Larson, the man who was arrested and then released after a Cold Spring officer was killed, returned to his apartment for the first time since being named a suspect, he said he was shocked at what he found.

2012/12/18

Troubling Details Emerge In Cold Spring Officer’s Killing

When 34-year-old Ryan Michael Larson was released from custody, Stearns County officials said they lacked evidence of probable cause. At that moment, the Nov. 29 killing of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker became an even more troubling mystery. If Larson wasn’t responsible for the cold-blooded killing, who was?

2012/12/14