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Youth Suspects Face Charges After Assault Outside Library In Grand Forks

Charges are pending following an assault involving juveniles outside the Grand Forks Public Library Thursday afternoon
Adam Ladwig,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Charges are pending following an assault involving juveniles outside the Grand Forks Public Library Thursday afternoon. Police responded shortly before 4:00 to a disturbance involving a firearm. Several witnesses described a fight involving several people. One of the suspects had a gun and struck another person in the head, causing a laceration. The victim was…

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Grand Forks Officer Assaulted During DUI Stop

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after assaulting an officer during a traffic stop this morning on Washington Street South. Officer James Opp was responding to a report of a drunken driver and pulled over 43-year-old Brian Pyle. After a short conversation, Pyle tried to run on foot and Opp tried to stop him. That’s…

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Fargo man accused of striking person clearing snow

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Surveillance video helped lead to the arrest of a Fargo man in connection to an assault last week. The victim was struck by a blunt object while clearing snow from an alley behind an apartment building on the city’s south side. Security footage of the incident along with other evidence found at the scene helped officers identify…

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Police: Woman tried to light two people on fire in Moorhead

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a woman in Moorhead was arrested after attempting to light two people on fire. Twenty-five-year-old Kasondra Perez was arrested Friday. Police say Perez went to a home where she assaulted an acquaintance with a knife and tried to light two people on fire with lighter fluid. Authorities also say Perez sexually assaulted another person…

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N.D. Attorney General Wants Tougher Sentencing On Some Crimes

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says a mandatory minimum bill is needed to set tougher jail and prison sentences as violent crime continues to escalate. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the state capitol, Wrigley said many criminals who are convicted of dangerous crimes and imprisoned are out too soon. Wrigley says he has…

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White Earth man sentenced to 10 Years for assaulting child

Jim Monk,

WHITE EARTH, Minn. (KVRR) – A White Earth, Minnesota man will spend 10 years in prison for assaulting a child on the White Earth Indian Reservation. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger says 30-year-old Edward Duane Fairbanks intentionally shoved the child into a table, causing a serious head injury. The child was taken to the hospital where doctors diagnosed a large skull…

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Fargo Man Arrested For Assaulting Barnes County Deputy

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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Fargo man is facing several felony charges after allegedly assaulting a Barnes County Sheriff’s deputy. Authorities say 49-year-old Dustin Lende was being pursued in Cass County for a prior incident and it ended when he fled into Barnes County. Deputies later responded to a call of a suspicious man in the lobby of a…

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Warren, MN Lawyer Arrested for Assaulting His Ex-Wife, She’s In A Fargo Hospital

TJ Nelson,

Anders Odegaard/ndcourts.govWARREN, Minn. (KFGO) — A lawyer in Warren, Minnesota, northeast of Grand Forks, has been arrested for assaulting his ex-wife, causing serious injuries. 31-year-old Anders Odegaard is in the Marshall County jail. Formal charges are pending. Police and sheriff’s deputies responded to Odegaard’s home in Warren after a report of a domestic argument. 31-year-old Carissa Odegaard of Grand Forks…