WATKINS MAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN KILLING OF COWORKER

A man from Watkins is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the alleged sledgehammer killing of a co-worker in Cokato last month.  The Wright County Attorney’s Office says a grand jury indicted 40-year-old Bruce Delong for murder in the first degree with premeditation in the death of 20-year-old Amber Czech of Hutchinson.  He’s also charged with second-degree murder.  Investigators say Delong struck Czech several times with a sledgehammer on November 11th at Advanced Process Technologies.  He has a court appearance today (Monday) on the murder indictments.