A deranged Minnesota man allegedly bludgeoned his feminine co-worker to dying with a sledgehammer — and instructed police he had been plotting the ruthless assault for a while.
David Bruce Delong, 40, was arrested and charged with second-degree intentional homicide after repeatedly clubbing 20-year-old Amber Czech with the mallet at Superior Course of Applied sciences in Cokato round 6 a.m. Monday, based on the Wright County Legal professional’s Workplace and native studies.
Police mentioned the alleged unhinged attacker was captured on surveillance footage leaving his workstation contained in the meals and dairy equipment plant and approaching Czech earlier than grabbing her sledgehammer and bashing her within the head.
The unsuspecting sufferer, reportedly a welder, fell to the cement flooring as Delong forcefully struck her 4 extra instances, based on courtroom paperwork.
“I hit her together with your hammer, she is by your toolbox, she is gone,” the accused killer coldly instructed one other worker afterward.
Authorities discovered the bloody weapon subsequent to Czech, who died on the scene from blunt pressure trauma and blood loss, police mentioned.
“The defendant admitted not liking the sufferer,” authorities mentioned within the paperwork.
“The defendant mentioned he has been planning to kill the sufferer for a while.”
Czech, of Hutchinson, was remembered by her grieving father as an outgoing and hardworking younger lady who at all times helped others and took pleasure in her work as a welder, KARE 11 reported.
She developed a ardour for welding in highschool and went on to attend Alexandria Technical & Group Faculty, graduating in 2024 after finishing a 10-month welding expertise program.
Superior Course of Applied sciences instructed the outlet that manufacturing will stay paused for the rest of the week, with administrative employees working remotely whereas police proceed their investigation.
“As some in our group know, one among our amenities was the positioning of a tragic occasion that resulted within the dying of one among our coworkers,” the producer mentioned in an announcement on Fb Wednesday.
“Our hearts are with their household, associates and all who’re grieving this loss. We’re working intently with regulation enforcement as they examine this occasion and targeted on supporting our workers and the sufferer’s household. Thanks for the messages and feedback of assist.”
Wright County Legal professional Brian Lutes mentioned he plans to current an upgraded first-degree premeditated homicide cost to a convening grand jury.
Delong is at the moment in custody and reportedly due again in courtroom on Nov. 24.
