ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Former Beltrami County jail nurse Michelle Skroch is charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal neglect, seven years after Hardel Sherrell died while in custody. The criminal complaint, filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday, alleges Skroch failed to properly care for Sherrell and that her negligent mistreatment resulted in his death. The complaint says…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General’s office has been asked to assist in the review of an investigation into a 2018 death at Beltrami County Jail in Bemidji. 27-year-old Hardel Sherrell of Apple Valley collapsed and became unresponsive while in the presence of a corrections officer and a medical technician. According to the family’s account, Sherrell had called…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is arrested for drunk driving after trying to drive around barricades for the “Night We Light Parade” in Bemidji on Friday night. Police say 26-year-old Fisher Jambor of Bemidji realized he couldn’t go around the barricades and attempted to back away. That is when he almost hit several people and collided with two parked…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is jailed and facing a number of charges after crashing into the Sanford Walk-in Clinic in Bemidji before crashing into the front entrance of Paul Bunyan Mall. Police say Damian Smith called dispatch Tuesday afternoon saying he was having a mental health breakdown. They began to pursue Smith after the crash at Sanford and…
BEMIDJI, Minn. — A 27-year-old man from Apple Valley, Minnesota died Sunday while in custody at the Beltrami County Jail. According to the sheriff’s office, Hardel Sherrell collapsed and became unresponsive while in the presence of a corrections officer and a medical technician. They attempted CPR and using an AED on Sherrell which were unsuccessful and he died at the…
