NEGLECT

West Fargo daycare provider charged with 9 felonies

Multiple families reported bruises on their kids and diapers were not being changed.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo woman is charged with nine felonies following a lengthy investigation into abuse and neglect at her in-home daycare. Cass County State’s Attorneys Office says 42 -year-old Miranda Sorlie is accused of neglecting four children under her care between January 2020 and last May. According to court documents, a one-year-old boy was taken…

Parents Charged after Child Tests Positive for Fentanyl

Police were called to the couple's apartment Oct. 3 because the boy had become unresponsive.

MINNEAPOLIS–Two St. Louis Park parents are charged with child endangerment and neglect after prosecutors say their 1-year-old son tested positive for fentanyl. The child survived after spending six days in the hospital. A criminal complaint says police were called to the couple’s apartment Oct. 3 because the boy had become unresponsive. Police say the parents, Waymon Murphy and Deja Harper,…

Two People Arrested in Fergus Falls in Connection to Child’s Death

The 6-year old boy had been a victim of neglect and abuse

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two people have been arrested in connection to the death of a child. Fergus Falls police say that at on Monday at 4:15 a.m., a 6-year old child was brought to the hospital unconscious and not breathing. He had been a victim of neglect and abuse. 40–year old Bobbie Christine Bishop and 44–year old Walter Henry Wynhoff…

White Bear Lake Man Found Living with Dead Bodies of Family Members for Nearly a Year

These bodies were found last year, but Kuefler was charged this week

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Prosecutors say a White Bear Lake man lived with the decomposing bodies of his mother and twin brother for almost a year. Sixty-year-old James Kuefler is being charged with interference of a dead body after her neglected to tell police his relatives died of natural causes. These bodies were found last year, but Kuefler was…

Minot Man Arrested After Reports of a Child Eating from a Trash Can

They found 31-one-year-old Cory Walhood allegedly too drunk to care for the children

MINOT, ND — A Minot man is accused of being too drunk to care for the four children in his house. Officers responded on August 25 after a report of a child eating out of a trash can. They found 31-one-year-old Cory Walhood allegedly too drunk to care for the children. They ranged in age from 2 years to 12…

High Risk Sex Offender Living in Enderlin

Police say Franklin Crone II is living in Enderlin

ENDERLIN, ND — A high risk sex offender with convictions in Burleigh, Stutsman and McIntosh counties has moved. Authorities say Franklin Crone II is living at 5303 136th Avenue Southeast in Enderlin. Crone was convicted of child abuse and neglect and corruption or solicitation of minors. He will have to register as a sex offender for life. Categories: Crime, News…

Fargo Man Charged in Fatal Crash Near Jamestown

His 17-year-old passenger, Daniel Short, was thrown and died at the scene

JAMESTOWN, ND — A Fargo man is facing felony charges after a crash took the life of a Belcourt teen earlier this month. Authorities say 54-year-old Wilmer Nadeau was initially charged with misdemeanor DUI. He’s now been charged with two counts of criminal conspiracy, two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle and one count of child neglect. They say…

Gladstone Rancher Accused of Neglect Allowed to Keep Animals

Two horses were severely crippled and were euthanized

STARK COUNTY, ND — A judge says Stark County can’t seize about 70 horses and 20 cattle from a Gladstone rancher accused of abusing and neglecting them. Southwest District Judge Rhonda Ehlis says Gary Dassinger should be able to keep his animals since their condition has improved. In April, a veterinarian found some of Dassinger’s animals to be in poor…

Former Wells County Sheriff Released from Custody

He abruptly resigned from office last month

WELLS COUNTY, ND — The former Wells County Sheriff has been released from jail after being arrested on drug charges. Johnny Lawson, 41, was arrested Friday and released from jail on Tuesday on a promise to appear in court. Lawson is charged with conspiracy to deliver meth, bribery, providing false information to a law enforcement officer, neglect of duty by…

Horses and Cattle Returned to Gladstone Rancher Accused of Neglect

Last month, a veterinarian found some of Gary Dassinger's animals to be in poor shape

GLADSTONE, ND — Seventy horses and 20 head of cattle have been returned to a Gladstone, North Dakota rancher accused of abusing and neglecting them. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office began to seize the animals last week on a judge’s order. But another judge reversed the order. Last month, a veterinarian found some of Gary Dassinger’s animals to be in…