David Delong is an alleged killer from Minnesota who is accused of murdering Amber Czech with a sledgehammer
According to police reports David Delong and Amber Czech worked at Advanced Process Technologies facility in Cokato Minnesota. For some reason Delong would walk over to Amber Czech armed with a sledgehammer and would strike the young woman multiple times causing her death
David Delong would be arrested and has been charged with murder
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A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his coworker, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
David Bruce Delong, 40, faces one count of second-degree murder.
Authorities responded to Advanced Process Technologies in Cokato around 6 a.m. on Tuesday on a report of a woman being found at her workstation with significant head trauma. According to a criminal complaint, a bloody sledgehammer was found on the floor near the victim. Despite first aid, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Court documents state that Delong admitted to someone that he hit the victim with the sledgehammer.
Surveillance video showed Delong leaving his workstation and approaching the victim’s. He was seen grabbing a sledgehammer from the victim’s workspace and swinging it at someone out of view of the camera. Delong’s swing of the hammer is consistent with where the victim was standing. The video showed Delong hitting her four additional times.
In a statement to investigators, Delong confessed to the murder, saying that he intended to kill the victim and had been planning it for some time. He added that he didn’t like her.
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A woman is dead after a brutal assault at her workplace in Minnesota, and a male coworker is charged with the killing.
Prosecutors detail the allegations in a criminal complaint filed early Wednesday against 40-year-old David Bruce Delong, who reportedly told authorities he did not like the woman — identified as 20-year-old Amber Czech, of Hutchinson — and had planned to kill her for some time.
Her father told KARE 11 that she will be greatly missed. He said she was outgoing, a hard worker, helped anyone in need and loved her job as a welder. He said she got into welding while she was in high school.
Czech attended Alexandria Technical & Community College (ATCC) and graduated in spring 2024. There, she completed the college’s 10-month welding technology program.
In a statement, ATCC said, “she exemplified the qualities we strive to instill in all our students—hard work, determination, and professionalism,” and was known by her instructors and peers as an outstanding student and dedicated to mastering the welding trade.
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to Advanced Process Technologies around 6 a.m. Tuesday, after a 911 call reporting an employee was found at her work station suffering from “significant head trauma.”
Deputies and paramedics arrived and attempted lifesaving measures, but Czech was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial investigation indicated that a male co-worker, soon identified as Delong, had assaulted her with a blunt object. The suspect was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday.
Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes said in a statement, “I will evaluate this case for a possible charge of 1st degree premeditated murder which requires convening a grand jury.”
Court documents say surveillance video from the workplace shows Delong leaving his work station and walking up to Czech’s work station. He is seen grabbing a sledgehammer and hitting Czech forcefully in the head, and then striking her four more times as she lay on the ground.
After deputies advised him of his rights, Delong allegedly told them he intended to kill Czech, did not like her, and had planned the attack for some time.
Following the news of Czech’s death, Advanced Process Technologies told KARE:
“We are heartbroken by yesterday’s tragedy and our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends in this terrible moment. We are also making sure our employees have the support they need and working closely with law enforcement as they continue their investigation.
“Production at the facility has been paused for the remainder of the week and administrative staff are working remotely.”
Delong will appear in court Nov. 24 at 9 a.m.
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A Watkins man was indicted on first-degree and second-degree murder charges on Dec. 5 in the sledgehammer death of coworker 20-year-old Amber Mary Czech of Hutchinson in a workstation at an industrial processing plant in Wright County.
David Bruce DeLong, 40, of Watkins, is facing a first-degree premeditated murder, which carries a potential life sentence without parole, and a second-degree murder charge.
DeLong currently remains in jail with his bail set at $2 million.
According to the criminal complaint, Wright County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Advanced Process Technologies in Cokato on Nov. 11 after receiving a call about a woman’s body being discovered at a workstation with severe head trauma and a bloody sledgehammer found nearby.
The woman, later identified as Czech, was declared dead at the scene.
The complaint alleges that deputies’ reviewed the security footage, which showed DeLong repeatedly hitting Czech with the sledgehammer.
It also alleges DeLong told a witness about the attack, stating, “I hit her with your hammer. She is by your toolbox. She is gone.”
Finally, the complaint alleges DeLong confessed to law enforcement officers while being arrested that he had attacked her because he didn’t like her and that he had been “planning to kill [the victim] for some time.”
An online fundraiser, which describes Czech as a “hardworking welder who took great pride in her craft and dreamed of building a bright future through her work,” is seeking funds to cover her funeral expenses. People interested in donating can visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/amber-czech.
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