GRAND FORKS STATE’S ATTORNEY HALEY WAMSTAD

No charges will be filed against officer in deadly force incident in Grand Forks last month

January 6, 2026

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A review of an officer-involved shooting in Grand Forks on December 5 finds that Deputy Cameron Bridger’s use of deadly force was reasonable and legally justified. Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Haley Wamstad says no criminal charges will be filed against Bridger. He shot 47-year-old Alice Nesdahl of Larimore, North Dakota during a hostage situation…

State’s Attorney: Officers Actions Were Reasonable During Shootout

An investigation found that officers fired at Salamah Pendleton after he fired first

June 30, 2020

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks State’s Attorney Haley Wamstad has found that officers actions were reasonable in the shootout with Salamah Pendleton last month. An investigation found that officers fired at Pendleton after he fired first and then he opened fire on them a second time. He is accused of shooting and killing his own mother along with Grand…