Crime

Buxton, North Dakota Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Attack in Emerado

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Buxton, North Dakota man is charged with attempted murder after restraining a woman inside her mobile home in Emerado while it was on fire. Court documents show 29-year-old Jeffery Mundis tried to strangle Ashley Johnson on New Year’s Eve before she got away. Mundis is also accused of terrorizing the woman and assaulting…

Former Fargo South Band Teacher Enters Guilty Plea to Corruption of a Minor

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo South band teacher enters a guilty plea to corruption of a minor in Cass County District Court. A charge of possession of prohibited materials was dismissed against Sebastian Tackling. He was arrested last November. Court documents detailed an inappropriate and alleged sexual relationship between the 43-year-old Tackling and a female student. She told…

Arrest in Beltrami County after “Christmas present” of meth, cocaine found

The arrest of Kenneth Triplett was part of an ongoing investigation

BELTRAMI COUTNY, Minn. (KVRR) — Beltrami County deputies discover a wrapped “Christmas present” during a traffic stop with drugs inside. On Friday, deputies along with Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force agents arrested 35-year-old Kenneth Triplett. Authorities pulled over Triplett on U.S. Hwy 71 South as part of an ongoing investigation. During a search of the vehicle, they found 18 pounds…

NDHP identify man arrested for allegedly shooting at vehicle

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Derrick Hansen, of Plymouth, Minnesota, was arrested during a high-risk traffic stop on I-94 near Mapleton. Troopers responded to a report of a reckless driver/road rage incident around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. Someone says their vehicle was shot at and a window broke. During the investigation, a .177 caliber CO2 pistol…

Enough fentanyl to kill 36,000 people seized by feds in N.D. in 2022

NORTH DAKOTA (KFGO) – Throughout 2022, Drug Enforcement Administration investigators nationwide reported seizing more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form, enough to kill every American. In some states, seized-dose totals tripled the amount reported in 2021. DEA spokeswoman Emily Murray said 36,000 lethal doses of fentanyl were seized by federal agents in…

Shannon Brandt murder trial could be moved from Foster County, N.D.

Shannon BrandtNORTH DAKOTA – (KFGO) – Tentative dates have been agreed upon for the trial of Shannon Brandt, who is accused of murdering 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson after a street dance in McHenry in September. At a hearing held via Zoom on Thursday morning, Southeast District Judge Bradley Cruff designated two weeks for the trial and scheduled it to start on…