MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say DNA evidence has led to the arrest of one of two suspects in an armed robbery at a Madison, Wisconsin, Culver’s restaurant that left a contractor dead.
Authorities say the 32-year-old man was arrested without incident Friday in Janesville, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Madison. Madison police had previously called him a person of interest. He was being held Monday on suspicion of felony murder and armed robbery.
Police are still looking for a second suspect in the robbery-turned-homicide.
Police say 56-year-old Christ Edward Kneubuehl, of Twin Lakes, was working on a remodeling project at the restaurant early last Tuesday when two armed, masked robbers entered. Police say he apparently suffered a heart attack after the robbers forced him to use his equipment to open a safe.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a contractor who suffered a fatal heart attack while working overnight at a Wisconsin Culver's was "scared to death" when two armed men tried to rob the restaurant.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters Tuesday that the robbers would not allow other workers to help the 56-year-old man, who was suffering a medical emergency.
Authorities say the two masked robbers entered the restaurant about 3 a.m. while four men were working on a remodeling project. Police say one robber targeted the restaurant's safe while the other robber held the men at gunpoint.
Koval says the robbers held the men captive for up to an hour. The victim's name was not released. Authorities consider his death a homicide.
