Crime

New Town Man Jailed in Jamestown After Assaulting Officers During Traffic Stop Near Medina

MEDINA, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is jailed in Jamestown after assaulting a trooper and county deputy on I-94 east of Medina, North Dakota Saturday afternoon. The trooper responded to a report of a reckless driver around 1:30 p.m. 37-year-old Angelo White of New Town resisted arrest and began fighting with the trooper who then called for backup. A Foster…

Suspect Suspected Of Taking Own Life After Domestic Assault and Shooting Saturday in Fargo

(UPDATE 11.26.24 @ 4:55 P.M.) Fargo Police Department is identifying 30-year-old Fargo resident Mesud Heco as the deceased individual. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people were injured and a suspect is dead after a domestic assault early Saturday in Fargo. Police were called to the 5500 block of 36th Street South around 2:20 a.m. The suspect chased the assault victim…

Suspect Who Trigged Shelter-In-Place in North Fargo Is Arrested for Terrorizing

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A shelter-in-place was issued in north Fargo early this morning after reports of a man terrorizing people with a gun. Police say 43-year-old Nearia Gibson of Fargo allegedly threatened two people with a handgun around 3:45 a.m. in the 1800 block of 3rd Street North. The victims left the area and officers tried making contact with…

Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified Wednesday that he got separated from a family of four shortly before they froze to death. Yash Patel took the stand on the third day of the trial of Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Shand, 50, of Florida. Prosecutors…

Pearson Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Having A Firearm As A Convicted Felon

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man pleads guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Police arrested 20-year-old Kadar Pearson while investigating a shots fired report near The Arbors apartment complex. They found Pearson wearing a sweatshirt and ski mask, though the temperature was in the mid-70s. He fled and tossed a…

Human Smuggler Testifies in Fergus Falls About Illegal Operation

This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across…

Witnesses Begin Testifying Second Day of Trial for Human Smuggling Case

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Prosecutors say Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle migrants from India across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota over five weeks. Daryl Ritchison, a climatologist and director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, testified that temperatures were abnormally cold that January morning with wind chills…