Suspects in Michigan homicide taken into custody by Clear Lake PD

Murder Suspect Arrested in Clear Lake

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(ABC 6 News) – Three suspects in a Houghton County, Michigan homicide were apprehended by Clear Lake police Tuesday evening.

According to CLPD, Margaret Anne Rose Kempainen, 50, Jacob Alan Charles Kempainen, 20, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested around 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19.

All three suspects are from Hartland, Wisconsin; investigations revealed the three to be family members of the deceased victim, 87-year-old Alvin Kempainen.

According to CLPD, a little after 6 p.m. Dec. 19, officers got a call from Houghton County, Michigan deputies requesting assistance — they believed the Kempainens were armed, dangerous, and in the Clear Lake area.

Around 7:30 p.m., officers located the three at a gas station and took them into custody, according to CLPD.

The three persons of interest were interview by Clear Lake and Houghton County Sheriff’s Office detectives.

According to CLPD, the Cerro Gordo Sheriff’s Office, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, and Garner Police Department assisted at the scene.

Margaret and Jacob Kampainen are currently held at the Cerro Gordo County Jail, and are awaiting extradition to Houghton County, Michigan on one homicide charge each.

No further information has been revealed concerning the juvenile.