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Faribault, MN (KROC-AM News) - A woman arrested after a traffic stop in Iowa on Monday has been named “a person of interest” in the murder of a Faribault man.

The Faribault Police Department says 32-year-old Arlene Theresa Bell was driving the victim's vehicle when she was pulled over by an Iowa State Trooper I-80 west of Des Moines. A news release indicates the traffic stop occurred before investigators were aware that the victim's vehicle was missing from his residence.

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Bell is being held in the Dallas County Jail on charges unrelated to the murder investigation and a motor vehicle theft charge. Meanwhile, the vehicle she as driving has been transported to St. Paul to undergo forensic processing by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

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The Faribault Police Department news release also indicates that investigators have learned that Bell and 76-year-old Gary Lehmeyer were engaged in a "legally qualifying domestic relationship" at the time of his death. Lehmeyer's body was discovered in his home on Monday after Faribault police were asked to conduct a welfare check. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office has ruled his death was the result of homicidal violence.

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