WAHPETON, N.D. — A Richland County judge has drastically reduced bond for 33-year-old Anthony Kruger, of Breckenridge, who was being held on $1 million due to a murder charge that he was facing .
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Judge Bradley Cruff reduced Kruger's bail to $15,000.
Richland County prosecutor Megan Kummer dismissed the murder charge saying she is waiting on outstanding analyses, search warrant information, and ongoing interviews before moving forward.
Kruger is still considered a suspect, and the murder charge can be refiled.
In January, Kruger was accused of firing 15 shots at the car 40-year-old Jeremiah Medenwald was driving. Medenwald was hit in the back and died.
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No motive for the shooting has been disclosed.
Investigators say the men were together at the casino in Hakinson, North Dakota, before the shooting.
Both men have a history of drug charges.
Kruger is still facing a meth charge, and being a felon in possession of a gun.
His attorney Jonathan Green asked the judge to reduce bond to $5,000, arguing Kruger is wanted in Minnesota on a drug case there.
Kummer asked for $50,000, saying Kruger is dangerous.
"His distribution of drugs and possessing guns when he is legally prohibited from having firearms continues to make him a danger to the public," said Kummer.
"The risk to the community, at this point, is minimal. My understanding is that my client remains a suspect, but my client also maintains his innocence," said Green.
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