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July 31, 2014 • Volume 129 • Number 22
First-degree murder now alleged in Schunk case
Education Today A special section offers news and information about area school districts and the start of a new academic year. Inside this edition
NEWS Rosemount council primary Inside this edition the Dakota County Tribune profiles each candidate in the Rosemount City Council primary on Aug. 12. Page 8A
Grand jury indicts alleged killers by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
The man and woman charged with stabbing 20-year-old Anarae Schunk to death last September are now charged with first-degree murder. A Dakota County grand jury handed down July 29 indictments of first-degree premeditated
murder and second-degree intentional murder against 32-year-old Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson, aka Anthony Lee Nelson, and his girlfriend, 24-year-old Ashley Marie Conrade. The indictments supersede second-degree murder charges prosecutors filed against the pair a month ago, County Attorney James Backstrom said in a news release. Prosecutors say Schunk, a University of Minnesota student from Burnsville, was murdered
at Conrade’s Rosemount townhouse during the early-morning hours of last Sept. 22. Her body was found on Sept. 30 in a rural Rice County ditch. Chavez-Nelson is also charged with first- and second-degree murder in the shooting death of Palagor Obang Jobi of Savage outside Nina’s Grill in Burnsville before closing on Sept. 22. Chavez-Nelson, with whom Schunk had had a relationship before breaking it off, had been with
the two women at Nina’s. They then returned to Conrade’s townhouse. Schunk met ChavezNelson on Sept. 21 in Burnsville to try to recover $5,000 she had loaned him, authorities say. Chavez-Nelson was arrested for the Jobi shooting Sept. 24 in Rosemount while trying to flee police. “Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Anarae Schunk for their great loss,” Backstrom said. Chavez-Nelson, who
Hoping for the luck of the Irish
OPINION Seifert is board’s choice The ECM Editorial Board has endorsed Marshall’s Marty Seifert in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Page 4A
Rosemount Leprechaun Days entertained thousands of people over the 10-day run of 60-plus events that included the Fishing Derby (above) and the Commode Races at the Tailgate Party at St. Joseph Catholic Church (at left). More photos from the event are inside this edition and online at SunThisweek. com. (Photos by Tad Johnson)
Expressions Community Theater presents the stage comedy “Insane With Power” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Page 17A
SPORTS State legion held in Eagan
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An Apple Valley man was charged July 24 with five counts of felony theft related to the loss of approximately $113,500 from the Rosemount Area Athletic Association between 2011 and 2013. Robert S. Reischauer, 62, allegedly stole the money by fraudulently writing checks to himself and paying for his PayPal and Amazon accounts with RAAA funds while he was employed as finance manager for the youth athletic association. After issuing checks to himself, Reischauer would delete them from the accounting records he presented to the RAAA board, according to the criminal complaint. Police launched an investigation in September 2013 after an audit by the athletic association following Reischauer’s departure revealed thousands of dollars missing, the complaint said. Reischauer had been the only one with access to the accounts. The RAAA replaced Reischauer — and undertook the audit — after See THEFT, 9A
Dakota City: A blast in the past at the fair Heritage Village to host activities, performances
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Man charged in theft from Rosemount athletic association SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
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John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email john.gessner@ecm-inc.com.
by Andrew Miller
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Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville North qualify for state America Legion baseball tournament. Page 10A
has a long criminal history, is at the Stillwater state prison serving a sentence on an unrelated conviction. Conrade has been in the county jail since her June 25 arrest. Her first court appearance on the grand jury indictment is July 30 in Hastings. Chavez-Nelson’s first appearance on the indictment is July 31.
by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Every year during the Dakota County Fair, a time capsule in the form of the Dakota City Heritage Village opens daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. where reenactors will attempt to emulate what life was like in the early 1900s. One of the yearly highlights has been the Chautauqua, which will harken back to scenes and song of days long past much like the overall theme at Dakota City Heritage Village. This year viewers can expect a story about Dakota County on the prairie featuring the Depression, Prohibition, the formation of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chief Cloudman, locust infestations, The Chautauqua is one of the highlights penny auctions, and pigs on their way at the Dakota City Hertitage Village during the Dakota County Fair. (File photo) See DAKOTA, 7A
Local blues, folk artist performing at fair Joshua Kloyda will play at Dakota City Heritage Village by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Acoustic blues and folk music will cut through the noise at the Dakota County Fair next week. Joshua Kloyda, 26, will play at the bandstand at 3 and 5 p.m. Friday in Dakota City Heritage Village at the Dakota County Fair. “I love that whole scene,” he said. “The last time I was there I fit right See KLOYDA, 7A
Joshua Kloyda