Federal charges could be filed in Sjodin case

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio

Thomas Heffelfinger, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, is not commenting about the possibility of federal charges in the case against Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. Rodriguez has been charged in the kidnapping of Dru Sjodin. Sjodin's body was found Saturday near Crookston, five months after she was last seen leaving a shopping mall in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota David Lillehaug, who says the case appears to qualify for federal charges.