Crime

Fargo Police Department adds new Victim Advocate position

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –  Fargo Police recently created a Victim Advocate position to provide additional resources to victims of crime. The Victim Advocate will help introduce victims to programs and guide them through the legal process. Police Chief David Zibolski says his department understands how confusing and stressful the process can be when involved in a crime. “People call us…

Fargo Man Charged With Sexual Assault of Girl in Barnesville

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl at a home in Barnesville. Police interviewed the victim in early October and she told them 32-year-old Jesse Meier had touched her inappropriately in January. She said he touched her breasts and private area. She told investigators that when Meier stopped he told…

Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney breaks down Ray Holmberg’s Child Pornography Case

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the sex crimes charges against former State Senator Ray Holmberg. Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon breaks down the case for us. “These are not uncommon charges. What’s uncommon here is the high profile nature of the defendant and of course the growing evidence that this all occurred at taxpayer expense; those two things…

Murder By Poisoning: Minot Woman Accused of Murdering Boyfriend For Inheritance

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court documents in the case of a Minot woman accused of using anti-freeze to poison her long-time boyfriend say she expected to inherit millions upon his death. 47-year-old Ina Kenoyer is charged with AA felony murder, the most severe murder charge in North Dakota. She was arrested after a more than month-long investigation into the death…

North Dakota’s Longest-Serving State Senator indicted on charges related to child pornography

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Holmberg appeared Monday afternoon in federal court in Fargo. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Grand Forks. A federal grand jury charged Holmberg with two counts. The indictment claims Holmberg traveled multiple times to the Czech Republic for the purpose of engaging in sex with a minor, and that he knowingly received child pornography. An…