2nd suspect arrested in Mankato assault case

By Associated Press

May 13, 2014 9:53 AM CDT

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2nd suspect arrested in Mankato assault case — FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2013, file photo, Minnesota quarterback Philip Nelson looks to a throw during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Former Minnesota Gophers quarterback Nelson was jailed following an altercation in Mankato early Sunday, May 11,... (Associated Press)

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a weekend fight that left a former Minnesota State, Mankato, linebacker critically injured.

Mankato city spokeswoman Shelly Schulz said Tuesday that a second suspect is in custody in the beating of 24-year-old Isaac Dallas Kolstad.

Schulz says she has no additional details but that authorities will issue an updated news release later in the day.

Former Minnesota quarterback 20-year-old Philip Nelson has already been charged with two counts of felony assault in connection with the early Sunday attack on Kolstad.

Authorities say Kolstad was struck by another man before Nelson kicked him in the head. Nelson's attorney says he was not the aggressor.

Kolstad is hospitalized with a severe head injury.