FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tokio, North Dakota woman pleads guilty to second-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and child neglect in Indian Country. A five-year-old foster child in the care of Tammy and Erich Longie was found dead in their home on the Spirit Lake Reservation. Authorities say the child died of multiple episodes of inflicted trauma. A…
Earl Howard & Nikkisue Entzel.BISMARCK, N.D. – A man who pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and three other felonies in the death of a Bismarck man two years ago will be sentenced next month. Forty-three-year-old Earl Howard, of Ontario, Canada earlier pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and three other charges in an agreement with prosecutors. His sentencing has been scheduled for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man wanted for murder in Shelby County, Tennessee is caught in Fargo. The Metro Street Crimes Unit learned a warrant was out for 31-year-old Kezo Johnson and worked through the night to track him down on Friday. Johnson, who has no permanent address, was arrested at a home in the 1100 block of 22nd Street…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the heirs of a boy whose 2013 killing sparked major child protection reforms in Minnesota. The lawsuit accuses Pope County and three child protection workers of negligence in Eric Dean’s murder. The 4-year-old boy, who lived in Starbuck, died at the hands of his…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The man convicted of murdering Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte is appealing his case to the North Dakota Supreme Court, according to court records. In July, a jury convicted Salamah Pendleton for the murder of Holte along with Pendleton’s own mother, Lola Moore. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Grand Forks…
Jamal SmithMINNEAPOLIS – A Chicago man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head on a Minnesota highway after an apparent road-rage incident has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. Thirty-three-year-old Jamal Smith had already been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the July death of 56-year-old Jay Boughton. In Minnesota, the count of premeditated first-degree murder…
MANDAN, N.D. – A sentencing date has been scheduled for the man convicted of killing four people at a property management business in Mandan in 2019. Chad Isaak is scheduled in court Dec. 28 where he faces the possibility of life in prison on each of his four murder convictions. A Morton County jury in August found Chad Isaak guilty…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The man charged with shooting and killing a woman in Grand Forks earlier this month has two more felony charges filed against him. Charges of attempted robbery and theft were filed Friday against 26-year-old Ahmed Abdullahi for attempting to rob a man and stealing a car. He was previously charged with murder after 28-year-old Megan…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The victim of a weekend shooting in Grand Forks is identified as charges against the suspect are upgraded to murder. Police say 26-year-old Ahmed Abdullahi shot and killed 28-year-old Megan Gustafson during an argument. They responded to a 911 call about a suspicious person in the 1300 block of 8th Avenue North around 1:30 Sunday…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The wife of a man killed in an attack at a Mandan property management firm testifies that comments she made about having her husband “taken out” if he ever cheated were made in jest. “At first I was very angry, very man but to get through it I had to remember how I felt for him because…
