FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County deputies save an inmate’s life with Narcan. Around 7:30 a.m. Monday, a recently arrested 22-year-old woman told a deputy they had taken a controlled substance. After losing consciousness, the inmate was given Narcan. She was taken to an area hospital for care and then returned to the Cass County Jail. An investigation is underway…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An Otter Tail County jail inmate who was found unresponsive in her cell in Fergus Falls has been identified. Twenty-eight-year-old Lavuya Jade Baker of Wadena was found during a routine check early Wednesday morning. Jail staff, law enforcement and EMS attempted life saving measures. Baker was the only person in the cell. Results of an autopsy…
UPDATE: Saturday, Dec. 19th at 4:30 p.m. — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the name of the inmate who passed away while in custody at the Cass County Jail. 41 year-old Luke Laducer was booked into the Cass County Jail around 3:00 a.m. on December 18th. FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, the Cass…
North Dakota State PenitentiaryBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is reporting the first death of an inmate who was COVID-19 positive. The inmate, in his 60s, tested positive on November 16. He was admitted to a Bismarck hospital on Nov. 25, and passed away on Dec. 4. This is the first COVID-19 related death of…
FARGO, N.D. — COVID-19 testing at the Cass County Jail results in 27 inmates and 3 staff with the virus out of 260 inmates and 102 staff members. Jail officials say the majority are asymptomatic, with a few experiencing mild symptoms. The jail went into lockdown last Friday after an inmate in the general population tested positive. It remains in…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Otter Tail County corrections staff say they found an unresponsive man in his cell while performing well-being checks Friday night. Medical efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead. The Fergus Falls Police Department is investigating the incident. The inmate was housed in a single occupancy cell. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: dead,…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how an inmate at the Cass County Jail was able to access a controlled substance. The inmate was found unresponsive and transported to a local hospital. The inmate received medical care and is currently doing fine. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office believes the inmate ingested a controlled substance, but does not…
FARGO, N.D. — An inmate walks away from Centre Inc. in Fargo and his whereabouts are unknown. U.S. Bureau of Prisons says 30-year-old Juan Martinez walked away from the transitional living facility early Sunday morning. He was serving a federal sentence for a 2015 conviction of felon in possession of a firearm. Martinez was transferred from Lee United States Prison…
OAKES, N.D. — Police in Oakes, North Dakota are asking for the public’s help in locating an escaped inmate out of Alabama. 38-year-old William Phelps is believed to be in the Oakes area. He escaped out of Houston County, Alabama and has three arrest warrants out of North Dakota. He is 5-foot-10 and about 165 pounds with brown hair and…
WINGER, Minn. — Authorities have captured an escaped inmate near Winger, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s officials say 20-year-old Tony Krueger overpowered a corrections officer in Crookston while on the way to the hospital and stole the transport vehicle. A state trooper spotted the vehicle near Erskine. He later used a pit maneuver to stop Krueger and he ran into a field…
