David Elliott Reaches Plea Agreement

A man shot six times by a university police officer in Grand Forks following a chase early this year has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

A change-of-plea hearing is scheduled September 28th for David Elliott.

He is charged with two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of fleeing.

The charges carry a maximum total punishment of 11 years in prison.

UND Police Officer Jared Braaten shot Elliott in a parking lot on February 28th where authorities said Elliott had stopped after leading officers on a chase.

Elliott was treated at a Minneapolis hospital and recovered.

Prosecutors took no action against Braaten.