A southern Minnesota man accused by two of his former girlfriends of physical abuse allegedly shot one of them to death last week and left her body beneath a freeway overpass, according to charges.
Jason L. Horner, 38, of Faribault, Minn., was charged Friday in Steele County District Court with second-degree intentional murder and illegal gun possession in the death on May 29 of Sabrina L. Schnoor, 25, of Elysian Minn.
Horner was arrested Sunday and remains jailed in lieu of $300,00 bail ahead of a court appearance on June 29. Attorneys for Horner could not be reached as of late Monday afternoon for a response to the allegations.
In July 2017, Schnoor petitioned the court for an order of protection, accusing Horner of beating, stalking and harassing her and threatening to kill her. That same year, another former girlfriend filed a similar petition with the court and recounted nearly identical behavior at the home she had shared with Horner in Austin, Minn.
According to the criminal complaint:
A woman reported to police on May 30 that she found Schnoor's body near railroad tracks under Interstate 35. The woman found her friend using the Life360 tracking app.
Officers reported that Schnoor was shot in the head. Beneath her body was a bandolier with at least one shotgun shell missing.
The friend said that on May 29, Schnoor told her that she needed a gun for protection because Horner had one. The friend warned Schnoor to stay away from Horner, but Schnoor said she believed he was heading to prison soon and wanted to see him.
Investigators learned that Schnoor and Horner were together shortly after 9:30 p.m. at Casey's General Store on State Avenue, roughly a half-mile from where the body was found.
Store video surveillance showed Horner leave first and Schnoor a few minutes later. Near the tracks, Horner pushed Schnoor in the head moments before they walk beneath the overpass. An hour later, he walked away from the area.
A search of Horner's home turned up shoes and shorts that appear to match what he was wearing in the video. The shorts have stains that could be blood.
Horner's criminal history in Minnesota includes two convictions for assault, four for drug offenses and one each of burglary and violating a restraining order.
