ARREST

Fergus Falls Man Arrested After Drug Bust

20–year–old Cameron Steinhofer is being charged for selling a controlled substance

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A Fergus Falls man has been arrested after police found 54 grams of meth in his car, along with over a thousand dollars in cash. 20–year–old Cameron Steinhofer is being charged for selling a controlled substance after police did a search of his car. He is currently being held in Otter Tail County Jail. A second search…

Man Wanted On A Warrant Accused Of Assaulting Officers At Street Dance

Derek Jones has been charged with simple assault on a peace officer and preventing arrest

DICKEY COUNTY, N.D. — A Lisbon, North Dakota man is accused of assaulting police serving a warrant on him during a street dance in Oakes. 25-year-old Derek Jones has been charged with simple assault on a peace officer and preventing arrest. A criminal complaint claims Jones threw a beer at one officer, and punched another as police attempted to arrest…

Eight Arrests, Heroin Seized in Grand Forks Area Drug Bust

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Eight people have been arrested during a drug bust in the Grand Forks area Thursday. The Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force served three warrants Wednesday. 15 grams of heroin worth an estimated $9,000 was seized. 22-year-old Ashlea Lajimodiere, 24-year-old Justin Metcalf, 27-year-old Michael Miller, 26-year-old Jayme White, 18-year-old Madisyn Obregon, 26-year-old Kayla Bailey, 30-year-old Kaylee Lembke…

Mentor Man Arrested For DWI After Rolling His Vehicle

Wayne Turner And A Passenger Were Treated For non-life threatening injuries

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Mentor, Minnesota man was arrested after rolling his vehicle on Memorial Day near Erskine. Authorities arrested 25-year-old Wayne Turner for DWI and an outstanding warrant. He rolled his vehicle on Campground Road around 1:30 in the morning on Monday. Turner and his passenger were treated for non-life threatening injuries in Fosston before he was arrested….

Grand Forks Police Find Bomb While Investigating Shooting

One man has been arrested for reckless endangerment

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — On Wednesday evening, officers were called to Sam’s Club on 32nd Avenue South after a report of shots fired. People in two different vehicles had met up, and an altercation broke out, but no one was hurt. Twenty–year old Devon Hricak has been arrested and charged with felony reckless endangerment. Officers conducted a search warrant on the…

Man Violates House Arrest And Injures Deputy During Arrest After Slow Speed Pursuit

Thomas Mattson Refused To Obey Orders

RICHLAND CO., N.D. — A Richland County deputy was hurt during the arrest of a man involved in a slow speed pursuit. Authorities say 70-year-old Thomas Mattson was driving erratically on a rural Lidgerwood road Sunday night. Mattson refused to stop and drove to his house where he continued to refuse deputies orders and a Taser was used but was…

Fargo Man Caught Up In Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Sting

Charged With Soliciting Prostitution From Someone Age 13 to 16

WOODBURY, Minn. — A Fargo man was among those arrested during the crackdown on sex trafficking during the Super Bowl. Authorities say 40-year-old Mitchell King was one of three men arrested after responding to an online ad for sex acts with children younger than 16. The men were all arrested as they arrived at an apartment in Woodbury. King faces…

New York Mills Man Headed Back To Prison After Conviction For 28th DWI

Danny Bettcher Was Arrested In September After Going 10 Miles Per Hour Along Highway 10

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A judge has sentenced a New York Mills man to four-and-a-half years in prison for his 28th DWI conviction. 64-year-old Danny Bettcher was arrested in September after an off-duty Otter Tail County deputy saw him leave the New York Mills VFW and drive off. Bettcher was going 10 miles per hour and swerving on Highway…

North Dakota “Blue Alert” Suspect Appears in Court

Salvarado says he will not fight extradition back to North Dakota to face attempted murder and assault charges

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The suspect who allegedly tried to run down a Bismarck police officer and triggered a statewide Blue Alert manhunt appeared in court in South Dakota. Ulises Salvarado, 22, was arrested in Brookings, South Dakota after he went into a convenience store and asked the worker for help for a gunshot wound to his arm. He was…

One in Custody Over Stabbing Death at Minnesota Senior Living Facility

He is a relative of the female victim

CROSBY, Minn. — A suspect is in custody in the weekend stabbing death of a worker at a senior living facility in Crosby, Minnesota. Police say 37-year-old David Otey was taken into custody. He is a relative of the female victim. The stabbing happened Saturday morning at the Heartwood Senior Living facility in Crosby. The Crow Wing County town has…