FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department have released the name of the man accused of robbing a downtown Wells Fargo bank on August 1. The robbery took place around 1 P.M., and FPD reported they had their suspect in custody around 4 P.M. that same afternoon. We now know the man is Jay Douglas Barker. Back in 2017, Barker…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Since 2023, law enforcement had to release over 1,500 people due to overcrowding at Cass County Jail. But now, Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said those days are soon to be over. “So now with the new jail pod being ready to be opened here in the next two to three weeks, we want to give…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In 2002, the Cass County Jail was built with a capacity of 252 inmates, and years later, built up to 348. But in the past several years, overcrowding accelerated the need for an expansion. “When this was designed there were a lot of things that were considered. Number one the amount of resources that we’d need,…
(June 2025)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman is arrested for terrorizing after an incident at Scheels Home & Hardware in Fargo. Police were called to the store along 13th Avenue South around noon for a disturbance. They say 39-year-old Lisa Demery of Fargo had removed items from store shelves and was displaying a threatening behavior. She left the store before…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of purposely starting a fire that caused $69,000 worth of damage to a south Fargo apartment and displaced multiple residents. According to court documents, a Fargo Police detective says Larry Desjarlais admitted to starting his mattress on fire with a torch he uses for meth. The fire at 1202 1st Avenue…
Alonso Carlos LeBaron-Castro, 38. Photo courtesy of Cass County Jail.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man has been arrested after authorities found a suspicious package that resulted in a temporary lockdown of the Cass County Jail. Cass County investigators say Alonso Carlos LeBaron-Castro, 38, of West Fargo is a person of interest in the case. The Cass County Sheriff’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People on social media continue to debate the now-viral KVRR video of a man punching three Fargo Police officers in downtown Fargo in broad daylight. According to court documents, the man was allegedly seen smoking meth in the Roberts Commons Parking Ramp before the assault happened. On Saturday, Fargo Police apprehended a man who assaulted three…
MOORHEAD, MINN. — The Moorhead Police Department says the mother of a 20-month-old child that died nearly two weeks ago has been arrested for second degree murder. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as 20-month-old Jose Lazarus Zamora, of Moorhead, and that their preliminary autopsy ruled the child’s death as a homicide. The child’s mother, 32-year-old Valerie…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Attorneys for a former inmate at the Cass County jail have filed a federal civil lawsuit against the City of Fargo, Cass Public Health and two of its nurses, Cass County, and the jail’s administrator. According to court records, 46-year-old Tsega Sharp was arrested by Fargo Police on Nov. 21, 2021 and taken to a hospital emergency…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Cass County Jail Corrections Deputy gets arrested for DUI. The sheriff’s office says an internal investigation has been opened after Oliver Quiah was taken into custody around 2:30 this morning by the North Dakota Highway Patrol Quiah is assigned to the Cass County Jail as a Non-Licensed Corrections Deputy. He will be on paid…
