GARDNER, N.D. (KFGO) – A Gardner, North Dakota man is charged after allegedly kidnapping a young girl and sexually assaulting her. Kaleb Chase, 34, is charged with four counts of gross sexual imposition, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. A detective was called just before 5 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man convicted in December for sexually abusing a young girl is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. 31-year-old Nicolas Wika was found guilty on three counts of gross sexual imposition of a victim under 15-years-old. According to court documents, the investigation started after someone contacted police saying a 7-year-old…
GARDNER, N.D. (KVRR) — A Gardner, North Dakota man is arrested after an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile victim. The victim identified the suspect as 34-year-old Kaleb Chase. Cass County deputies responded around 4:45 this morning to the small town about 20 miles north of Fargo. Chase didn’t come out of the home until 7:30 a.m. and he was…
MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Morton County judge rejects a plea deal for former Game & Fish director Terry Steinwand. He is charged with one felony count of gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15. The criminal complaint says the victim told a counselor that Steinwand touched her inappropriately on multiple occasions, both over and under her clothes. During…
RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fairmount, North Dakota man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenaged girl. 34-year-old Francisco Galera is charged with gross sexual imposition and possession of prohibited materials. Court records show a 14-year-old girl contacted Richland County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday to report alleged sexual interactions with Galera. Deputies found him at a bar in Fairmount…
Aaron Cofell (West Fargo Police Dept.)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor. 26-year-old Aaron Cofell was charged with gross sexual imposition, endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, simple assault and two drug-related charges. Cofell pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and endangerment of a child at a change of plea hearing on Monday. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The former director of North Dakota Game and Fish has been arrested for sexual misconduct. 71-year-old Terry Steinwand was arrested on a charge of gross sexual imposition with a victim under the age of 15. The charge is a felony. A criminal complaint has yet to be filed that would detail the charge. Steinwand was arrested…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of gross sexual imposition after he is caught with a 14-year-old girl in the parking lot of Lewis and Clark Elementary. Police arrested 31-year-old Abdallah Al Gburi after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the school late in the evening on June 25. Court records show he was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — 31-year-old Dominic Lilly of Fargo is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the continued sexual assault of a teen boy. Lilly amended his plea to guilty to five counts of gross sexual imposition back in December. He also plead guilty to transfer of body fluid that may contain HIV, luring minors by computer and contributing…
WEST FARGO — West Fargo police arrested a man suspected to have a 34-year-old warrant on Thursday, May 1. According to the West Fargo Police Department, officers pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation and discovered that a passenger had possible warrants. Officers learned that the passenger had a felony warrant from 1991 in Burleigh County for gross sexual…
