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Wolverton Man Charged with Murder for New Year’s Day Shooting

By Derek Sidian Jan 6, 2026 | 6:55 AM

Myron Johanson. (Wilkin County Jail)

Wolverton, MN – A Wolverton man is charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter after a New Year’s Day shooting.

Deputies found 22-year-old Jorden Boehm dead from a gunshot wound to the neck. Witnesses say 26-year-old Myron Johanson had been waving a gun at a party and pointed it at several people.

Before the shooting, Johanson allegedly put the gun under Boehm’s chin and asked if he trusted him. The gun fired. Johanson later called 911 and is now in the Wilkin County Jail.

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