Court Appearance Friday For Man Charged In Shooting Of Grand Forks Officer

A court hearing by zoom has been scheduled for Friday morning at 9

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The man charged with shooting and killing Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte is expected back in court tomorrow.

A court hearing by zoom has been scheduled for 9 a.m..

Salamah Pendleton is accused of shooting and killing his own mother along with Officer Holte while being served an eviction notice in May.

A Grand Forks Sheriff’s deputy was wounded in the shootout.

An investigation found that officers fired at Pendleton after he fired first and then he opened fire on them a second time.

Pendleton is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and other charges

He remains behind bars.