Weston Murder Suspect Has Confirmed Ties to Other Wisconsin Crimes
Thursday, October 18th, 2012 -- 8:27 AM
-It has been confirmed that the suspect in the Weston murder is connected to several other crimes that took place in the state the past several weeks.Richie Vue of St. Paul Minnesota was arrested here in Clark County near Abbotsford on Saturday after the body of 20-year-old Lee Xiong was found dead in her apartment.
The stolen guns from a Wausau and Tomahawk store were used in the Weston murder and another in the incident involving the Wausau man killed by police in Eau Claire. A total of 55 guns had been stolen from the stores and only 10 have been recovered.
Christian Peterson was shot and killed after he led police on a terrifying chase through Eau Claire that ended in a Culver?s Parking lot.
Officials say that that Richie Vue knew Christian Peterson. Police say that Vue said he received a gun from Peterson, although he used a known alias of Peterson. The truck that Vue was driving when he was arrested in the county is said to be from Peterson as well.
It is believed that Peterson may have had a hand in the burglary of the stolen guns.
The full connection between the two men is not fully known yet nor is their connection to the other crimes.
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