Kristofer Erlbacher murdered his buddy Caleb Solberg over an argument about mayo.
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An Iowa man was sentenced to life behind bars for the homicide of a buddy he repeatedly ran over with a pickup truck after a combat about mayonnaise.
Kristofer Erlbacher, now 29, used his truck to ram Caleb Solberg, 30, outdoors a café within the small city of Pisgah on Dec. 17, 2020, the Des Moines Register reported. Erlbacher initially drove away, then got here again and ran over Solberg two extra occasions, in accordance with the Register.
The 2 had been out ingesting at a bar with one other individual earlier within the evening in close by Moorhead, however issues took a flip when Erlbacher unfold mayo on Solberg’s meals, which riled Solberg and sparked a bar combat, the Woodbine Twiner-Herald reported.
A livid Erlbacher referred to as Solberg’s half-brother, Craig Pryor, on the best way to the café and threatened to set Solberg’s home on hearth and shoot him, the newspaper stated. Pryor later got here to Dave’s Previous House in Pisgah, the place one other confrontation was brewing.
Erlbacher ultimately rammed his truck into Pryor’s, then rammed Solberg.
“Erlbacher’s first blow to Solberg didn't kill him. He may be heard screaming for his brother, Craig Pryor,” District Choose Greg Steensland wrote within the verdict, in accordance with the Twiner-Herald.
“Relatively than simply go away, Erlbacher went down the road, rotated, and got here again to strike Solberg a second time … To make certain he had accomplished the job, Erlbacher drove his truck up and over Solberg one final time.”
Erlbacher then drove off, however his truck broke down a short time later. On the cellphone, he advised Pryor that he had killed Solberg, in accordance with the decision.
Erlbacher was convicted after a bench trial in December final 12 months and sentenced Monday.
With Submit wires
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