CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — One man is in custody after multiple vehicle thefts in the region. Craig Vinton, 32, of Fargo was arrested for a series of car thefts in the region, spanning from Casselton to Ransom County. Early Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office and Casselton Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire. During the investigation deputies learned that the vehicle…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tyler Gibson was terminated from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in May for alleged continuous aggression on scenes, but Gibson says he had no idea that he would be fired. “I just don’t see how the narrative can be changed you before this incident to otherwise Gibson is meeting the standards of the Sheriff’s office and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy has been placed under investigation as well. Former Deputy Darin Viken, a nineteen-year veteran of our Office, was placed on administrative leave on July 17th and subsequently terminated from employment on July 22nd. In 2015, Viken was appointed as the coordinator of Cass County Sheriff’s Office 24/7 Sobriety Program. The…
Courtesy, KFGOFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man arrested after a high-speed chase will serve one year of probation after pleading guilty to fleeing and DUI. A judge gave Jens Tinjum a suspended sentence of 360 days in jail for fleeing and 30 days for drunken driving. He was arrested on May 5 after a Cass County deputy clocked him…
UPDATE: Silver Alert canceled but woman is still missing. ARTHUR, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a missing vulnerable person. Around 10 Friday night, deputies were dispatched to Arthur and notified that 48-year-old Leita Golden was missing. She was last seen on July 5th, around 12:45 p.m., walking southbound away from the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Wyndmere, North Dakota man is arrested after a short pursuit last night on a motorcycle in south Fargo. A Cass County Sheriff’s deputy spotted 23-year-old Andrew Vasquez driving recklessly and popping wheelies on 32nd Avenue South and University Drive. He fled down a dead-end street and the deputy tried to grab his arm but he…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man was arrested after ramming a squad car and a short pursuit involving North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office near Casselton. Deputies located 32-year-old Jordon Wichman in the noon hour after a report of a man possibly under the influence of drugs and having a mental health crisis. Wichman was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested two drivers for DUI during a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend. They set up the checkpoint between 5:15 and 6:15 pm Saturday on the northbound exit from I-29 onto 19th Ave. N. in Fargo. Highway Patrol says 481 vehicles went through the checkpoint. They screened 14 drivers for impairment and ended…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Casselton, North Dakota child is dead after crashing a dirt bike into farm equipment. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office say the crash happened around 5 p.m. Saturday on a farm about three and a half miles northeast of Casselton. The 8-year-old was turning in the yard, lost control and hit the…
Courtesy, KFGOFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One person is arrested on multiple charges after fleeing from a Cass County deputy. Jens Tinjum, 40, of Fargo, was driving around 8:00 p.m. when a deputy tried pulling the vehicle over for reckless driving. The sheriff’s office says Tinjum fled and crashed into an unoccupied vehicle in the 3600 block of 18th Street South….
