Inver Grove Heights Man Killed After Fight Over Erotic Massage: Police

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN — A pair of 25-year-olds from Minneapolis have been charged in the killing of an Inver Grove Heights man, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced Tuesday. The killing happened after a dispute over an erotic massage, according to the criminal complaint.

Logan David Slack and Fotini Anest West both face charges of second-degree intentional murder and second-degree felony murder in the shooting death of 43-year-old Michael Chang-Beom Lee.

Both Slack and West are being held in custody at the Dakota County Jail on $1,000,000 bail. If convicted, they face up to 40 years in prison.

"I wish to commend the Inver Grove Heights Police Department for their quick apprehension of those involved in this senseless murder," Kenna said in a statement. "My deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Mr. Lee for their great loss."

According to the criminal complaint, on Sept. 24 at about 2 a.m., police responded to a residence in Inver Grove Heights after a dispatcher heard a man yelling "help me" and "they are trying to get into my house" during an open line call.

The man's voice then goes silent, and it sounded like the phone was outside in the wind, according to authorities.

Witnesses at the scene told officers they saw a dark, old SUV drive off seconds before police arrived, according to the criminal complaint. An SUV matching that description was later stopped by police near 80th Street and Barbara Avenue, according to authorities.

West and Slack were in the car, the criminal complaint states. West — explaining why she had blood on her body — told an officer that she was assaulted, according to authorities.

Later, in an interview at the Dakota County Jail, Slack told police that he dropped West off at Lee's house for an erotic massage in exchange for money, the criminal complaint states. However, West later left the house and said that Lee assaulted her and wouldn't pay her, according to authorities.

Slack then grabbed a revolver from the SUV and broke into the back of the house, according to the criminal complaint. Lee then hid in the basement bathroom and locked the door, authorities said.

Slack broke into the bathroom and shot Lee in the back, according to the criminal complaint. Police said they later found a revolver in the SUV.