Crime

Bison football player arrested after shots fired incident at party

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Bison football player is arrested after a shots fired incident early this morning. Fargo Police say 19-year-old Jaiden Pickett was arrested for terrorizing and reckless endangerment. It happened in the 1200 block of 11th Street North at 12:55 a.m. Officers say that an argument happened outside of a house party. A gunshot was fired into…

Fargo man charged with stealing vehicles, other items from West Fargo auto shop

FARGO (KFGO) – A 39-year-old Fargo man is charged with burglary and theft after multiple items, including vehicles, were stolen from an auto shop in West Fargo. Court records say two people wearing dark clothes and masks broke into a shop on Center Street early Wednesday morning. One of the men was identified as Justin Rodriguez. Police say the entire…

Court Records: Kamara Took 350 M30 Fentanyl Pills From Murder Victim

Geettoe Kamara/Leo DartoeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court documents show Geettoe Kamara took around 350 M30 fentanyl pills from the pockets of murder victim Sampson Bleh while he was still alive. Police are still searching for 34-year-old Leo Dartoe of Fargo, who is the suspected shooter. Kamara has been charged as an accomplice in Bleh’s murder late last month. He denied…

Recent Bomb Threats Have Cost The Community More Than The Last Year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In the last school year cost taxpayers over $446 million for deployment of officials to schools for situations such as bomb threats. Here in North Dakota it cost more than $103,000. “North Dakota for some reason appears to be on the list. You already exceeded last year’s threats. You’ve already exceeded the cost of last year’s…

Lisbon Man Faces Charges After Threatening To Kill Father Over Laughing Gas

LISBON, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) — A Lisbon man faces terrorizing and assault charges after allegedly threatening to kill his father over a bottle of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. Court records show 31-year-old Hunter Mairs had been using marijuana, Adderall, and nitrous oxide and causing disturbances in the family home for weeks. On Thursday night, his father took away…

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters plea in Detroit Lakes burglary case

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP)–  A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her father’s death.Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury, was charged in April. She told police at the time that she broke into the home in Detroit Lakes…