Clarkfield, Minnesota, man pleads guilty to attempted murder in standoff

Clarkfield, Minnesota, man pleads guilty to attempted murder in standoff

GRANITE FALLS — A defendant charged with five counts of attempted murder in the first degree for firing a gun at law enforcement officers during an overnight standoff in rural Yellow Medicine County has pleaded guilty. Kasey Paul Willander, 28, of Clarkfield, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in Yellow Medicine County District Court to a felony count of first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer. As part of a plea agreement, he is expected t…