The woman who was pushed suffered a broken hip and died 19 days later.
The Washington County Attorney’s Office has declined to pursue criminal charges against a resident of Good Life Senior Living in Hugo who pushed another resident at the assisted-living center in March.
The woman who was pushed, Linda S. Steen, suffered a broken hip and died on March 30, 19 days after the incident, according to court documents.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner “watched video of the suspect pushing Steen, reviewed medical records and because of the short time between push and death, put cause of death on death certificate as ‘homicide,’” according to an application for a search warrant filed by Detective Anthony Jaring of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
The case was referred to the Washington County Attorney’s Office, and a no-prosecution letter was filed on June 6, officials said.
Washington County Attorney Kevin Magnuson declined to comment.
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