Homeowner Controls Pistol, Kills Armed Intruder

BUFFALO, MN— The Wright County prosecutor said no charges will be filed against a Rockford man who shot and killed an armed intruder in December.

“In this matter, you have a justifiable use of deadly force,” County Attorney Thomas Kelly said Wednesday. “As tragic as it is, that’s how it comes down.”

Eric Cegon, 30, shot Erik Richter, 35, of Watertown, after Richter broke into the apartment Cegon shared with Richter’s ex-girlfriend in Rockford. Simons’ and Richter’s toddler son was home at the time.

It was the second time Richter had violated a court order not to contact either of them.

The county attorney said Richter was armed with a loaded semi-automatic handgun when he broke into the apartment. He also had handcuffs and leg irons with him.

“Let’s just say that I don’t think anything good was going to come out of his visit,” Kelly said.

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