Crime

Fargo Man Sentenced In Fight That Turned Fatal

The 29 year old will serve 14 years in prison, along with 3 years probation for his guilty plea of manslaughter.

Daniel Habiger appears in Cass County Court on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. David Samson / The ForumFARGO, ND — Daniel Benjamin Habiger was sentenced in a Cass County Court to 17 years in jail for his role in a fatal fight. The 29 year old will serve 14 years in prison, along with 3 years probation for his guilty plea…

UPDATE: Man Killed in Audubon, MN Shooting Identified

The Becker County Sheriff's Department confirmed the man under arrest is Michaelray Ericthomas Mason

Michaelray Ericthomas Mason has been arrested.UPDATE: The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Steven Lafazia died in the shooting in Audubon on Tuesday. He has no permanent address. Michaelray Ericthomas Mason of Audubon has been charged with 2nd degree murder. The investigation is ongoing. AUDUBON, MN — A man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting in…

Former Lake Park Police Chief, Deputy Sheriff Found Dead in Becker County

53-year-old Jay Nelson was found in his car with a gunshot wound after 6 p.m. on Saturday

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — On Saturday evening, the Becker County Sheriff’s Office got a call there was a dead man in his car. When they arrived, it was the last person they say they expected: their former colleague, 53–year–old Jay Nelson. Yellowhead Trail in Becker County’s West Sugarbush Township is popular among many hunters, including Nelson, who spent many years hunting…

Suspects Plead Guilty in Carla Yellowbird Murder

2016 Robbery Turned Murder on Spirit Lake Reservation

SPIRIT LAKE RESERVATION — Suspects in the murder of 27-year-old Carla Yellowbird plead guilty to murder and robbery charges. 21-year-old Daylin St. Pierre pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Felony Murder. 24-year-old Dakota Charboneau pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder. In 2016, Yellowbird went to Spirit Lake to sell drugs. After being driven to a remote location on…

Girl Airlifted To Fargo After Being Hit By A Car

Jamestown Police Major Justin Blinsky says the incident happened around 3:15 p.m., Thursday afternoon.

Jamestown, N.D. (NewsDakota/KFGO) – An 11 year-old girl was airlifted to a Fargo hospital after she was hit by a pickup in Jamestown Thursday afternoon. Jamestown Police Major Justin Blinsky says the incident happened around 3:15 p.m. “There was a pickup that was westbound on 4th Street NE, approaching the 4th Ave intersection,” Major Blinsky said. ” was in the…

13 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire During “College Night” In California

The official told The Associated Press the man was 29 years old and deployed a smoke device and used a .45-caliber handgun when he opened fire inside the Borderline Bar & Grill late Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, north of Los Angeles.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) – A law enforcement official says authorities have identified the gunman and the handgun he used to kill 12 people at a Southern California bar. The official told The Associated Press the man was 29 years old and deployed a smoke device and used a .45-caliber handgun when he opened fire inside the Borderline Bar &…

Man Arrested in Grand Forks Stabbing

Police responded to the disturbance at 11098 North 39th Street

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police arrest a man after responding to reports of a stabbing at a Grand Forks apartment. Thirty-seven-year-old Dickie Demery was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 65-year-old man at 11098 North 39th Street around 3 this afternoon. Demery is charged with Aggravated Assault and Terrorizing. The extent of the victim’s injuries is unknown. Police say the two…

Former West Fargo Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years for Six Sex-Related Crimes Involving Minors

She had six victims

FARGO, N.D. — Former West Fargo teacher Shannon Moser is sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years probation for six sex–related crimes involving minors. KVRR’s Danielle Church has more on why the judge gave her the sentence that he did. Before finding out her fate, Moser admitted serving time in prison isn’t the worst part of her ordeal. “The…

Former West Fargo Teacher Sentenced In Sex Crimes Case

She will have to serve 10 years with 5 years of supervised probation, and register as a sex offender.

FARGO, ND — Former West Fargo teacher Shannon Moser is sentenced to 15 years by a Cass County Judge. Moser plead guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition, one count of illegal sexual contact on a sexual assault charge and four counts of luring a minor by computer. She will have to serve 10 years with 5 years of supervised…