ALBERT LEA -- Bail for Dale Alan Ellegaard, 43, of Albert Lea, who was charged with the murder of Douglas Jacob Freese, 26, of Lyle, was reduced from $200,000 to $25,000 in a hearing Friday morning.

He faces four counts of seconddegree murder. According to the complaint, he was with Freese in an Austin bar an hour before the murder and was upset with Freese's joking. The complaint says he beat Freese to death at a rest stop on Interstate-90 near Albert Lea.

Ellegaard remains in the Freeborn County Jail. His next appearance will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12.