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Maplewood man suspected in wife's
fatal shooting arrested in Illinois
Todd Larry Tennin had been missing for nearly two weeks since the
Aug.23 shooting that killed his wife,April.
By Kevin Duchschere(http://www.startribune.com/kevin-duchschere/10644786/)StarTribune I
SEPTEMBER 3,2015—8:54PM
An ex-convict suspected in the shooting death of his wife in their Maplewood townhouse
was arrested Thursday at a home in the Chicago area.
Todd Larry Tennin was booked into the Lake County,Ill.,jail,and will face extradition
for a warrant from the Minnesota Department of Corrections for violating the terms of
his supervised release from prison,where he served time on a weapons-related
conviction.
Due to the warrant issues,authorities will have more time to finalize the shooting case
and forward it to prosecutors for any possible charges against Tennin,said Maplewood
Police Chief Paul Schnell.
Tennin,31,had been at large since Aug.23,when his wife,April Tennin,41,was found
dead.At home during the shooting were two of her children,ages 16 and 12,and a 15-
year-old friend.The couple was said to have been arguing before the shooting occurred.
Todd Tennin left the home shortly after the shooting in a car later found at the Brooklyn
Park home of an acquaintance.
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He was thought to have left there in a rental car that was stopped the ne�ct day in
Minneapolis.Tennin was not inside.
On Wednesday,Maplewood police investigators got a tip that Tennin was hiding at a
home in Waukegan,Ill.,a city of about 90,000 north of Chicago.
The U.S.Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in Minnesota notified the fugitive task
force in northern Illinois,which watched the home until Tennin was arrested without
incident.
Investigators also were looldng into information they believe will identify the people
responsible for helping Tennin leave Minnesota.
April Tennin worked for Ramsey County Community Human Services helping teen
mothers in need of cash and child care assistance.
Tennin had four children.
Staff writers Anthony Lonetree and Nicole Norfleet contributed to this story.
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