Suspect arrested in 2007 Minot murder

Courtesy of: In Loving Memory of Anita Knutson Facebook Page
Courtesy of: In Loving Memory of Anita Knutson Facebook Page

(Minot, ND) -- Police have arrested a suspect in the 2007 murder of Minot State University student Anita Knutson. 

Minot Police have arrested 34-year-old Minot resident Nichole Rice. Knuston was found dead in her Minot apartment on June 4th, 2007. Knutson was Rice's roommate at the time of her death. 

The arrest of Rice comes after being unsolved for 15 years. Minot Police say Rice has always been a suspect in the case, but there was never enough evidence to arrest her.

Rice is being held in Ward County Jail on Class AA murder .