Clay County Courthouse

$1 Million Dollar Bond Set For Barnesville Foster Mom

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Bond has been set at $1 million without conditions, or $500,000 with conditions for a Barnesville woman accused of killing a foster child in her care. Thirty-five-year-old Kellie Jo Anderson made her first court appearance Wednesday in Clay County District Court. Anderson is charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors say the young boy was “blue and lifeless”…

Escaped Inmate Captured

Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon.

FARGO (KFGO)  – Fargo police say they’ve arrested an escaped jail inmate from Clay County, Minnesota. Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon. A citizen called police when the inmate, still in orange jail clothing, was seen running in downtown Fargo. An officer found Evitt and arrested him. Categories: Crime,…

Two Suspects in Hitterdal Murder Appear in Court

Defense teams of Jason Jensen, Kayla Westcott push for omnibus hearings down the road

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two people made their first court appearance for their alleged roles in the death of a Wahpeton man. Jason Jensen, 39, and Kayla Westcott, 34, are charged with aiding and abetting murder in the death of Troy Yarbrough, 41. No pleas were entered, but Westcott’s lawyer requested a bond study to have her $2 million bail reduced. A criminal…