At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee belonging to Ruth Ouverson was recovered at a Wal-Mart Store in Fargo, N.D., by the Fargo Police Department. The vehicle was taken to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in St. Paul for processing. Detectives from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Fargo Police and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Invesigation are currently in Fargo following up on the recovery. At 11:09 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, Wright County Communications Center received a check welfare call of a female resident at 252 36th St. SW in Marysville Township. This request came from a family friend who said the individual had not shown up for an appointment. A Wright County deputy responded to the address, checked the exterior of the residence and found nothing unusual. No contact was made with the female resident. The acquaintance was advised. Later that same day, Wright County deputies again responded to the residence after receiving a call from a family member. The member had checked the interior of the residence and found the female victim inside. Wright County Sheriff’s Office MCIU, with the assistance from Anoka County Crime Scene Unit, processed the scene and an autopsy was conducted by the Wright County Medical Examiner. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office had asked for the public’s assistance in locating the victim’s vehicle. Based on evidence gained during the course of the investigation, the following suspects have been identified in the homicide of Ouverson: Jeremy Dewayne Brooks, 27, 6-foot 5-inches tall, 225 pounds, brown hair, hazel/blue eyes, of Greenwood, La., and Coty Danos Martinez, 28, 5-foot 3-inches tall, 100 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, of Cut Off, La. The pair were last observed on a store surveillance video during the evening hours of Aug. 3 at a Fargo, N.D., Wal-Mart store. The Wright County Attorney’s Office has issued a signed criminal compliant on Brooks for second degree murder for the death of Ouverson. Martinez is wanted as a person of interest in Ouverson’s death. Brooks and Martinez have active arrest warrants out of Louisiana for attempted first degree murder and armed robbery stemming from an incident that occurred on June 2, 2007, in Slidell, La. These parties should be considered armed and dangerous. If seen, call your local law enforcement agency, or the Wright County Sheriff’s Office at (763) 682-7622.
