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Anoka, Minn. (AP)

Anoka man pleads guilty to helping cover up death

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Anoka County prosecutors say an Anoka man has pleaded guilty this week to helping stage a motorcycle accident to cover up his girlfriend's killing.

Prosecutor Andrew Johnson says 34-year-old Ryan Boland faces up to 20 years in prison when he's sentenced March 19.

Prosecutors say Boland was at 28-year-old Natasha Waalen's home in September 2008 when Boland's older brother began arguing with her. Investigators say 33-year-old Timothy Boland beat her to death with a baseball bat.

Court documents say the brothers then staged a motorcycle crash involving her corpse.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press says Timothy Boland faces second-degree murder and second-degree aiding and abetting charges.

Online court records didn't list defense attorneys for either brother Wednesday.

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Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press