Details into arrest of murder suspect near Mapleton released

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The murder suspect arrested in Cass County Tuesday has been identified.

A North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper made a traffic stop on I-94 near Mapleton.

The trooper saw the driver and passenger switching seats after the car stopped.

The man in the vehicle was 20-year-old, Joseph Morrison of Auburn Washington.

He had an active warrant for 1st degree murder.

During a search of the vehicle, a 9 mm Glock found.

The 20-year-old female in the vehicle was also arrested and charged with possession of a machine gun and false
information to law enforcement.

The two were booked into the Cass County jail.