Dalton and Amber HattemMINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — A jury has found a Minot man guilty of the sexual abuse and exploitation of elderly people at a long term care facility in Minot. The evidence against Dalton Hattem included explicit messages and videos that he shared with his wife, Amber Hattem. The verdicts were handed down after just 16 minutes of…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-KFGO) – A Twin Cities man who was convicted in 2019 of threatening to kill a federal judge is charged with threatening to kill the same judge again. Wayzata Police officers arrested 72-year-old Bob Ivers last week after an investigation by that department, the FBI, the Minnesota BCA, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service. The Justice Department says the investigation…
David George (Sherburne County Jail)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former West Fargo Independence Elementary Principal David George has been sentenced to forty years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Peter Welte issued a sentence of forty years for count one, twenty years for counts two and three, and twenty years of supervised probation after release. In May, George pleaded guilty to…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Clay County after the Cass County Sheriff’s Office follows up on a stolen vehicle investigation. Ronald Wilson, 44, was taken into custody. Early this morning, the sheriff’s office responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in Mapleton. They were able to track the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man is charged with ten felony counts of child porn. Court documents say Michael Wolcott of West Fargo shared child porn images with another user on the messenging app Kik. Girls in the clips are believed to be between 7 and 17. Authorities were tipped off to Wolcott’s actions by the National…
Joseph Manitowabi appears in courtFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A man who assaulted three police officers in downtown Fargo in June has pleaded guilty and is heading to prison. Joseph Manitowabi appeared in court Monday morning to change his plea. “I just like to say I’m sorry about the whole thing. I just didn’t understand why they were putting their hands…
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — A change of plea hearing is set for Monday for the man seen in an exclusive KVRR viral video assaulting three Fargo Police officers. 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi previously pleaded not guilty to six counts including assault on a peace officer and preventing arrest. He was arrested after hitting the officers and fleeing in downtown Fargo on…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A funeral was held this afternoon for one of the young victims shooting victims at Annunciation School and Church on August 27. Services were held for 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel. At the request of the family, news crews were not allowed onsite, but the service was livestreamed by family permission. The service was held at Mt. Olivet Lutheran…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman suspected of attempted murder in Fargo has been arrested in Moorhead. Police took 23-year-old Lena Deoliveira into custody today without incident. Fargo Police responded to an assault early Friday near the 700 block of College Street North. They found a man with significant injuries and through an investigation identified Deoliveira of Moorhead as the…
Terry SteinwandFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The former director of North Dakota Game and Fish has been arrested for sexual misconduct. 71-year-old Terry Steinwand was arrested on a charge of gross sexual imposition with a victim under the age of 15. The charge is a felony. A criminal complaint has yet to be filed that would detail the charge. Steinwand was…
