16-year-old facing murder charges in St. Cloud hit-and-run

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By Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

April 24, 2023 at 5:13 PM

ST. CLOUD 鈥� A Sauk Rapids 16-year-old is facing first- and second-degree murder charges in the hit-and-run death of a 70-year-old man in St. Cloud on Friday, April 21.
Israel Muyaya Madimba, 16, was the driver of a stolen car that struck and killed Norbert John Olmscheid, according to a Stearns County Attorney's Office news release.

Madimba appeared before Judge Kris Davick-Halfen in district court on Monday, April 24. Bail was set at $2 million, or $1 million with conditions, according to the release.

Davick-Halfen ordered criminal proceedings suspended pending an examination of Madimba's mental competency, according to the release.

According to the criminal complaint, Madimba called 911 and told authorities he had run over a person with his vehicle.

Officers obtained a taped statement from Madimba, who admitted he stole the vehicle from the St. Cloud YMCA, according to the complaint.

Madimba told police he saw Olmscheid walking on the sidewalk, and decided to run him over, according to the complaint. Madimba said he turned onto the sidewalk and began driving slowly behind Olmscheid before accelerating and hitting him.

Madimba told police he was "listening to a song about murder" before hitting Olmscheid, according to the complaint.