Crime

Jamestown man arrested for alleged sex crimes against children

JAMESTOWN (KVRR) – A 59-year-old man has been arrested by the Jamestown Police Dept. for alleged sex crimes against children. Mark Windish of Jamestown was taken in on suspicion of of gross sexual imposition, continuous sexual abuse of a child and patronizing a minor for commercial sex activity. The investigation was started on July 14 according to the report, and…

Judge throws out remaining claims in oil pipeline protester’s excessive-force lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out the remainder of a lawsuit by an Arizona man who alleged excessive force was used against him when he was protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline. In 2019, Marcus Mitchell sued several law enforcement officers, the city of Bismarck and Morton County. He alleged officers targeted him…

Police Investigate Case of Person Shot in the Leg in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police are investigating a possible shooting at Summit Point Apartments in the 1700 block of Gold Drive South. Officers responded about 12:45 a.m. where they found one victim with non-life-threatening injuries to their leg. They were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police are not releasing any other details and say the incident remains…

Wahpeton men charged with trafficking a girl for sex

WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – Two Wahpeton men are charged with sexually trafficking a 16-year-old girl in Wahpeton. According to court documents, Javier Martinez brought the girl to the home of Antonio Harris where Harris held the girl and repeatedly raped her over a two-week period. Investigators say Martinez brought the girl to Harris’s home knowing he would force her to…

Missouri Man Arrested After Wrong Way Chase on I-29 From Traill County Into Cass County

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Trail County Sheriff’s deputy chases a man driving the wrong way on I-29 for 12 miles before he stops. They say 34-year-old Jerrid Klements of Lees Summit, Missouri was driving south in the northbound lane around 9:15 last night. Klements eventually pulled into the median in Cass County. He was arrested by North Dakota…

Fargo Man Arrested For Threatening Staff At South University Drive Business

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested for threatening staff at a business twice this month. 21-year-old Daniel Ferris was arrested for terrorizing with a dangerous weapon. He was also cited for unlawful possession of marijuana. Police say they responded to a disturbance at an unnamed business in the 2100 block of South University Drive last Tuesday. A…

Protesters detained outside of Sen. Klobuchar’s office in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Protesters were detained after blocking traffic outside of Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office. Her office is in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. Police say they were called to a large protest gathering around 4:30 Wednesday, Traffic was blocked in both directions on Washington Avenue until early evening. More than twenty people were cited for failure to…

Man Accused of Scamming Cash and Gold Bars From Woman in Warren, Minnesota is Caught in Pennsylvania

MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A fraud case investigation in Marshall County, Minnesota has resulted in the arrest of a suspect in Pennsylvania. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says Mutahir Kahn has been moved to the county jail and is being held on $1.5 million bond. They were tipped off by an officer from McKinney, Texas that Kahn had stolen $36,000…