Stuart Hanmer (Stearns County Jail)
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KFGO WJON) – A man accused of poisoning his St. Cloud roommate has been indicted for 1st-degree premeditated murder.
A Stearns County grand jury has indicted Stuart Hanmer, 35, in the death of 33-year-old Cody Ernst. Hanmer was previously charged with 2nd-degree murder.
A district judge has raised his bail to $5 million without conditions and $2.5 million with conditions.
According to the criminal complaint, St. Cloud police learned on June 20 that Ernst had been poisoned with Thallium. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes Thallium as a tasteless and odorless heavy metal that has been used by murderers as a difficult poison to detect.
Ernst died June 22 at a Minneapolis hospital. Hanmer remains in the Stearns County Jail with his next court appearance scheduled for November 3.
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