FARGO, North Dakota (AP) -- A man who police say
confessed on the Internet to killing his daughter has
tentatively agreed to plead guilty to murder, a prosecutor
said.
Larry Froistad Jr. is scheduled to plead guilty Friday to a
Class AA murder -- the highest murder charge in North
Dakota, Bowman County State's Attorney Steven Wild
said. The count carries a sentence of up to life in prison
without the chance for parole.
Froistad, 29, was arrested in San Diego in March after
allegedly posting several messages in an Internet chat
room, saying he intentionally set a 1995 house fire in
Bowman, North Dakota. That fire killed his 5-year-old
daughter.
According to court documents, Froistad also posted
messages saying he had sexually molested the girl. Police
said they also found child pornography images on his
seized computer.
Froistad's lawyer confirmed his client has a court date
Friday, but declined to discuss the case further.