Fargo Teen Sentenced for Tampering With A Witness in Jail

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo teen is sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for conspiracy to tamper with a witness.

19-year-old Daniel Cisse was sentenced by Chief District Judge Peter Welte.

He pleaded guilty last September for his role in assaulting a federal witness in the Cass County jail on January 14th, 2023.

Cisse and others were trying to prevent the witness from testifying about the drug-related homicide of Santino Marial.

He was shot to death in Fargo in August 2020.

Co-defendants Jesse James Burnett and Shaquiel Anthony Mendez are currently set for trial on July 16, 2024.