Minnesota
October 15, 2015
An admission of guilt in the disappearance and death of a Wright County man will send Robert Nuttall to prison for 20 years.
Nuttall pleaded guilty Friday to felony unintentional murder of Rossing, who disappeared in August of 2014 near Howard Lake.
Nuttall and his girlfriend, Gwen Butcher, were the last people seen with Rossing after a night of drinking.
The guilty plea entered into Wright County District Court does not fully explain what happened in the early morning hours of Aug. 23, 2014. Most importantly, how Rossing died and what happened to his remains.
Nuttall only admits that the two friends got into a roadside fight along highway 12, west of Howard Lake as the two were walking home.
“Mr. Nuttall admitted that he assaulted Christopher Rossing, he didn’t intend to kill him, but he admits that as a result of his assault, that Christopher Rossing died,” Wright County Attorney Tom Kelly said.