WILLISTON, N.D. - A California man has been charged with the murder of another man outside the entrance to a downtown strip club in August, according to court documents.
Kyle Siler, 29, a former bouncer at Whispers strip club, was charged Tuesday with Class AA felony murder for the Aug. 8 incident.
According to medical records, Dean Niederklopfer, 25, died from a blunt head injury from a strike to the head, after a fall to the ground caused by physical assault.
Siler was facing a felony aggravated assault charge, while his girlfriend, 30-year-old cocktail waitress Jessica Gibson, faces a felony charge of hindering law enforcement.
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Officers found Niederklopfer unconscious after being called to the scene just after midnight. Niederklopfer, of Williston, was taken off life support four days after he was attacked.
Siler and Gibson were arrested several days later by a highway patrolman near Belle Fourche, S.D.
No additional court date has been set.
