ISLE, Minn. – Deputies arrested a man in an outbuilding on a rural property in connection with the death of another man whose remains were left along a Mille Lacs road in a tote bag. Arrested was Bradley Weyaus, 21, of Isle. Weyaus was hiding, Sheriff Kyle Burton said. The arrest was not for the death but on an earlier warrants on unrelated matters. Even so, Sheriff Kyle Burton termed Weyaus a person of interest in death of the the man whose r4mains were in the tote bag.
Evidence related to Weyaus
Sheriff Kyle Burton said that investigators executed multiple search warrants at a mobile home near where he body of Rodney Pendegayosh Jr., 25, of Isle. was discovered – and also at an apartment. Among information assembled by investigators:
> In the building where Weyaus was arrested, deputies foundduffel bags that had a hammer, hacksaw and industrial tape inside. The tape appeared to match the kind found on the tote.
> A spent shotgun shell inside was in Weyau’white Saturn.
> In the apartment where Weyaus had been staying, several areas of carpet were removed.
> In a nearby dumpster were trash bags filled with blood-stained pieces of carpet, the victim’s identification documents, a hardware store receipt that included the purchase of a knife, a tool sharpener, rubber gloves, a black mask, industrial tape, and empty 12-gauge shotgun shell boxes.
> Earlier in the week, Weyaus was seen transporting the bound tote in an acquaintance’s vehicle.
> In the tote were carpet remnants of carpet like that at Weyaus’ apartment.
Weyaus. Booked at the county jail in Milaca.