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Sonoma County, California, authorities have located the young Wisconsin man they were looking to question in connection with the mysterious shooting deaths of two camp counselors in Jenner. Twenty-one-year-old Nicholas Scarseth contacted authorities after he found out through media reports that they were looking for him. Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Dave Edmonds says Scarseth remains a — quote — "person of interest" in the case. Scarseth has not been charged and authorities are not saying exactly what tip led them to question the young man from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Investigators say Scarseth was in the area about the time...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A 21-year-old Wisconsin man contacted police Tuesday and was questioned in the mysterious shooting deaths of two Christian camp counselors. Sonoma County detectives sent out a statewide alert Tuesday seeking Nicholas Edward Scarseth, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., as a "potential witness" in the killings. When Scarseth heard about that from media reports, he got in touch with authorities, Sheriff's Lt. Dave Edmonds said. "We have located him and we are speaking with him," Edmonds said. "We want to question him to determine what he knows about this case. He has not been charged. This is...

SANTA ROSA, California (AP) -- A 21-year-old Wisconsin man was being sought for questioning in the mysterious shooting deaths of two camp counselors, according to a newspaper report. Sonoma County detectives sent out a statewide alert Monday seeking Nicholas Edward Scarseth, of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Tuesday. "We have information he may have been in the area at the time of the incident," Sheriff's Lt. Dave Edmonds told the newspaper. "He could have information related to the case." Edmonds wouldn't say why detectives are interested in Scarseth. Scarseth was stopped on Friday by police in...