Man Sentenced For Kidnapping Bartender in Forman, N.D. Last Fall
SARGENT CO., N.D. (KVRR) — An Havana, North Dakota man is sentenced after pleading guilty to taking a bartender hostage in Forman last fall.
The judge sentenced Ryan Bergh to ten years for kidnapping and two years for reckless endangerment.
He was given credit for already serving nearly a year behind bars and could be released early on good behavior.
It was last October when he took the woman at gunpoint and held her for several hours.
Eventually, the woman and Bergh agreed that they should drive to the sheriff’s home.
Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says the woman got the handgun away from Bergh and rushed inside the house screaming while the sheriff was asleep.
Bergh was arrested in the sheriff’s front yard.
Paeper said the woman was shaken up and while there was a struggle, she was not seriously hurt.
