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FBI probing extremist activities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota

NUMBER OF CASES REMAINS STABLE, BUT ISSUE IS A TOP CONCERN

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The head of the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office says federal authorities are investigating “a number of cases” involving domestic extremist activities in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Michael Paul is the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Minneapolis, which oversees the Dakotas and Minnesota. In an interview with KVRR-TV, Paul said extremist-related activities are…

Ellison: Moorhead mosque attack ‘sad situation’

April 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is weighing in on the recent vandalism at a mosque in Moorhead. Police were called Sunday morning to the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center at 2215 12th Ave. S. Someone sprayed painted “Death to Islam” and other hate messages on several portions of the building. Ellison says the Moorhead incident, plus…

People of all faiths come together to clean up vandalism at a Moorhead mosque

From vandalized walls to clean walls, people coming from all over to help wipe away hate speech at the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center Mosque.

April 26, 2021

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People pulling out cleaning supplies to wash off hate messages on a Moorhead mosque. “In our religion, which is the month of Ramadan, it’s called take care of your neighbor and my community is practicing what I believe,” Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center Mosque Main Adviser Sajid Ghauri said. From vandalized walls to clean walls, people coming…

Suspect Wanted for Mosque Vandalism in Moorhead

Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center Mosque members waking up to hate speech sprayed painted onto the walls.

April 26, 2021

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead police and the FBI are investigating vandalism at a local mosque. “These are people who live in our community. They work in our community. Our children go to school together. We are one community that loves one another. That supports one another and this is not to be tolerated in our city and it’s unacceptable,” Moorhead…

Rochester woman charged in attack on U.S. Capitol

April 8, 2021

Site Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS – FBI agents arrested a Rochester woman on charges connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. She is 39-year-old Victoria White. The Capitol insurrection by a mob of Trump supporters left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer, and about 138 other officers injured. White is the second Minnesotan to be charged in the attack….

Update: FBI arrests Moorhead man in connection with riot at U.S. Capitol

March 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – The FBI arrested a Moorhead man on charges related to the occupation at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Thirty-one-year-old Jordan Stotts turned himself in to authorities Friday in northern Minnesota. Stotts is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Stotts made his first court appearance Friday afternoon in…

One dead in officer-involved shooting near Fort Totten

March 18, 2021

Jim Monk,

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (KVRR) – The FBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting on the Spirit Lake Reservation. FBI Spokesman Kevin Smith says the incident happened just south of Fort Totten Wednesday afternoon. Smith says 44-year-old David Suarez was shot by a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer following a vehicle pursuit and altercation after the vehicle stopped. Three other people…

Fargo man sentenced to four months in jail for downtown riot

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man will spend four months in jail for participating in riots in downtown Fargo following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Twenty-one-year-old Abdimanan Bana Habib was also ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution. “The defendant crossed a line when he resorted to violence and destruction” U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said. “His choice left him wrapped in…

Hundreds of Minnesota guard members among those securing inauguration

January 18, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – About 850 members of the Minnesota National Guard are among 25,000 soldiers streaming into Washington from across the country for Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. The number of guard members is at least two and a half times the number for previous inaugurals. Before this year, states rotated sending National Guard soldiers to inaugurations. Fewer than 10 from Minnesota were…

Following FBI alerts, ND legislators prepare for possibility of violence at State Capitol

North Dakota lawmakers are working with state and local authorities

January 13, 2021

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Capitol is one of many across the country preparing to respond to possible armed demonstrations. “We know that just because we’re in North Dakota or Bismarck, North Dakota, doesn’t make us immune from potential acts of violence,” says House Minority Leader Josh Boschee of Fargo. Boschee and Speaker of the House Kim Koppelman of…