FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to life in prison. Justin Baker, 44, is handed down the sentence along with $400 in special assessment fees. Baker is accused of two counts of sexual abuse by threat or death or serious bodily injury and two counts of assault by strangulation. Law enforcement responded to a home…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) — A Valley City man makes his first court appearance after being arrested and charged with luring minors by computer and indecent exposure. 30-year-old Adam Liesener was arrested on Monday. Court documents say Valley City Police were tipped off last August that he had sent a nude picture to minors. He was working at Open Door…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man charged with murder after telling police officers he killed his girlfriend and put her body in the closet has pleaded guilty. Randall Duffy called police last June and asked them to send someone to his apartment in the 3100 block of 33rd Street S. Duffy led officers to a closet where he had put…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police say a 16-year-old boy is being held on attempted murder charges Monday after he stabbed his adult sister in the stomach Sunday afternoon. Grand Forks police say they responded to the stabbing report in the 800 block of Duke Dr. around 5:36 p.m. Sunday. They say their initial investigation revealed the teenager stabbed his…
The aftermath of an arson fire on Jan. 15.FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say a suspected arsonist has been arrested. 42-year-old Adrian Banks, from Wendell, Minnesota, was arrested Friday afternoon. Banks was arrested by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office for arson and burglary. Captain Bill Ahlfeldt says Banks is suspected of starting a fire inside a south Fargo apartment. Firefighters…
MOORETON, N.D. (KFGO) – An investigation is underway after a burglary at a bar and grill in Mooreton early Wednesday morning. Antelope Creek Bar and Grill owner Dan Beyer says the bar was closed and locked up around 12:30 a.m., and later in the morning, a kitchen staff member called and alerted him about the break-in. He says a camera…
Leo DartoeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man arrested in Georgia in November for a Fargo homicide last summer finally appears in court in Fargo. 34-year-old Leo Dartoe was arraigned on murder, weapon and delivery of fentanyl charges. Dartoe is a suspect in the death of Sampson Bleh. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta Police on October 18 and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police Officer Brandon Rittenour has resigned, just weeks after being charged with two misdemeanors: DUI actual physical control and DUI refusal. His resignation was effective immediately January 14. In late December, Rittenour was arrested after allegedly crashing into three parked vehicles and a dumpster. He had been placed on paid administrative leave. In 2015, Rittenour…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces a number of charges after another high speed chase ended with the use of stop sticks and a PIT maneuver. Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Kyler Kleppe was spotted by Grand Forks police in a stolen vehicle but he fled out of town around 1 a.m. A…
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Crookston Police Officer Nick Fladland has been cleared a second time and will not face charges for the shooting death of a homeless man last summer. Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office determined that Fladland was justified in using deadly force against 44-year-old Christopher Junkin. He was shot and killed on June 30 at Care and Share…
