by April Scheinoha
Reporter
A Badger man was sentenced Monday, Aug. 31 in Roseau County District Court for fatally shooting a Badger woman.
Angelo Oluf Borreson, 57, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for felony second degree murder without intent while committing a felony, according to online court documents. He was given credit for 244 days served. Borreson was also ordered to pay $210 in fees and fines from his prison earnings.
Borreson had pled guilty to the charge Monday, July 6. He admitted fatally shooting Angela Marie Wynne, 51, Badger, on Jan. 1. The complaint indicated that Wynne suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
In a plea agreement, felony charges of second degree murder with intent and not premeditated, and second degree assault were dismissed.
The charges stemmed from a 911 call at about 8:05 a.m. Jan. 1 from Borreson’s home, 27899 County Road 4, according to the complaint. Borreson told a dispatcher that he “shot her.”
Wynne was found dead inside a van in a pasture east of the home. The van was found idling with its reverse lights in operation. Three spent shotgun shells were found nearby, and the driver’s side window and passenger window had both been broken. The sheriff’s office investigator noted that Wynne had suffered “traumatic injuries to her left shoulder and the left side of her head.”
Borreson told law enforcement that he and Wynne had been texting each other. He said he had asked her to pick him up, so he could buy some gasoline for his vehicle to drive to work. After arriving, she yelled at him to hurry. He wasn’t ready. Borreson said Wynne then honked the horn and yelled at him.
Borreson said he grabbed his loaded shotgun and pointed it at Wynne. He said he wanted her to leave. Borreson said he “did not mean to fire” the gun, but it fired three shots in succession while he stood 10 to 15 feet away from her.
In a later interview with law enforcement, Borreson said he wanted Wynne to “get out of here … and I don’t know … the gun went off.” He noted he was sick of arguing with Wynne and of Wynne threatening him.
Borreson said he saw one shot hit Wynne in the head. He also recalled seeing the van back through yard and then a fence before coming to rest in the pasture.
Borreson said he walked back to the home to call 911 after the shooting and then placed his 12-gauge shotgun in its case. The sheriff’s investigator found a cased firearm in the entryway to the home.
Borreson and Wynne had a volatile relationship. Online court records indicated that both had been charged in the past for domestic disturbances involving each other. Borreson was cited for misdemeanor offenses of domestic assault and fifth degree assault in 2017. Those charges were dismissed later that year. A Domestic Abuse – No Contact Order was in effect for a little more than two months in that case, which apparently involved Wynne and two juveniles. The initial citation wasn’t filed online, so the description of the incident wasn’t available.
Wynne was sentenced Sept. 17, 2019, for felony threats of violence and misdemeanor fifth degree domestic assault. Borreson was the victim. According to the complaint, Wynne assaulted him with a hammer and cane. She also threatened to have someone assault him. A juvenile allegedly choked him to the point that Wynne was afraid he would kill Borreson. At that time, a sheriff’s deputy reported observing bruises on Borreson’s torso and back as well as red marks and bruises on his neck.