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Fifth defendant in brutal downtown Fargo assault sentenced

September 9, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Another defendant has been sentenced for his role in a brutal assault in downtown Fargo last year that left two men severely injured. John Hernandez was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of accomplice to aggravated assault for the beating. One of the victims suffered broken bones in his face. A judge…

Attempted murder suspect arrested in Moorhead

The Fargo Police Department says Lena Deoliviera was taken into custody without incident.

September 7, 2025

KVRR Staff,

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…

Fargo Police Department Looking for Attempted Murder Suspect

The department says the 23-year-old woman viciously assaulted a man, resulting in his hospitalization.

September 5, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating a 23-year-old woman they’re seeking to charge with attempted murder. The department says the assault in question took place on Friday, September 5, at about 5:40 A.M. near the 700 block of College Street North. Officers say when they arrived, they found a man with…

Man arrested for assaulting man and taking his cell phone in Grand Forks

August 28, 2025

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man in Grand Forks tells police he was assaulted and had his cell phone stolen. It happened just after 3 p.m. Thursday while the 26-year-old man was walking in the area of 6th Avenue and 3rd Street North. A description of the suspect helped police find him just a few blocks away. Ryan Delorme…

Suspect in Assault Case Now Charged with Manslaughter

The victim in the attack died at the hospital after several days in critical condition.

August 15, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Tabias Walker, the man accused of assaulting a man in downtown Fargo on August 3, is now also being charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. Walker was already facing an aggravated assault charge. Court documents say that Walker allegedly assaulted 55-year-old John Pilcher. Pilcher was taken to the hospital, where he was…

Victim of August 3 assault has died of his injuries, suspect arrested last Sunday in Moorhead

August 13, 2025

TJ Nelson,

(UPDATE 08/14/25 1pM) The Fargo Police Department has identified the deceased individual as John Matthew Pilcher, a 55-year-old male who was a Fargo resident. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An update to an assault arrest this week involving 19-year-old Tabias Walker, who has no permanent address. Fargo Police say the victim in the assault that happened on August 3 in the…

Man wanted in August 3 attack in downtown Fargo is arrested

August 11, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police have made an arrest in a downtown assault that happened August 3rd. Tabias Walker is one of two people wanted for an assault in the 300 block of Broadway. He was arrested in Moorhead Sunday night and is in the Clay County Jail. The second suspect has not been found. The victim remains hospitalized…

Law Enforcement Agencies Address Early Morning Assault

Law Enforcement Holds News Conference Regarding Downtown Assault, Lack of Communication

The Cass County Sheriff's Office is conducting an internal investigation to determine why responding deputies did not flag the incident as an assault.

August 6, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – More downtown crime news and more police news conferences, as the FPD and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office informed the public on August 6 about a violent assault that took place shortly after this weekend’s shootings. In the early morning hours of August 3rd, the Fargo Police Department were occupied with the crime scene down in…

Fargo police looking for two suspects in another downtown assault

August 6, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police are looking for two suspects in an assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 3rd. The victim, a 55-year-old man, is in critical condition at a local hospital. During the initial response to two separate homicide investigations on Sunday, Fargo police requested mutual aid from partner law enforcement agencies to handle…

Fargo officer describes fight with assault suspect downtown

July 23, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On June 7th, Fargo Police officer Avery Jensen and two other officers were dispatched to the Roberts Commons Garage in reports of two men appearing to do narcotics. 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi, seen in a now viral video, was caught on camera resisting officers. “Officer Winter, Officer Latasha Dean, and I we approached Mr. Manitowabi. We informed…