America Thayer was found beheaded in Shakopee, Minnesota Wednesday afternoon in broad daylight.
A Minnesota woman was beheaded on the street on Wednesday in a Minneapolis suburb.
42-year-old Alexis Saborit was arrested for the crime.
Investigators believe the suspect knew the victim and this was not a random act of violence.
A coworker said Thayer worked at the Dollar Tree in Shakopee as well as at MyPillow.
Here is the press release from the local Shakopee police department.
The killer was previously arrested for domestic assault.
A judge released the killer out of jail in November.
The beheaded body of a Minnesota woman was found on a sidewalk in Shakopee, a suburb of Minneapolis, on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Shakopee Police Department identified the victim as 55-year-old American Mafalda Thayer of Shakopee. The police department said they responded to a report of an attack at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Spencer Street at around 2:31 p.m. on Wednesday.
Shakopee Police announced they have arrested a suspect, 42-year-old Alexis Saborit, also of Shakopee, on suspicion of second-degree murder.
Saborit is being held in the Scott County Jail, pending murder charges.
Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate told Bring Me The News that a bystander captured the brutal attack on video and shared it on social media.
“We are aware that a bystander took a video of this incident. We have that video. It is deeply disturbing that the first instinct was to post that on social media,” Tate said. “This woman has a son, has a family and people that care about her and the last place anyone should find out about a tragedy involving a loved one is via social media. Thankfully we were able to apprehend this individual quickly.”
Shakopee Police said, “At this time, investigators believe the suspect knew the victim and this wasn’t a random act.”
According to court records obtained by one Twitter user, Saborit was out on bail at the time of the killing.
“Despite the court’s observation & his defense’s claim that Saborit was mentally ill, he was released on bail. This spring, his conditional release was ordered revoked & a court doc claimed he was a danger to people & community. Judge Richard C. Perkins ordered him released,” the Twitter user said.