FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. Benjamin Merritt Chartier, 40, was arrested after an investigation found he had been uploading videos of children engaging in sexual activity with other children and being sexually abused by adults. The North Dakota BCI began investigating after getting tips from the National Center…
Carson QuamFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Carson Quam is charged with ten counts of possession of child porn. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Court records show investigators from North Dakota BCI found 10 photos of child porn on Quam’s phone. The sheriff was notified of the investigation in September and Quam resigned in November….
Photo: Joe JacobsonJAMESTOWN, N.D.(KVRR/KFGO) — An investigation is underway in Jamestown after an explosion and fire injured one person and caused extensive damage to a house and neighboring property. Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the house and garage were on fire when firefighters arrived around 1:30 a.m. A 55-year-old resident suffered severe burns and was flown to a Minneapolis hospital….
(undated mugshot)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The Larimore, North Dakota man who was shot by authorities after an alleged murder makes his first court appearance by zoom from Altru Hospital. 43-year-old Troy Larson is charged with felony double a murder, attempted murder and seven counts of reckless endangerment. Bond was set at $1 million. On Saturday March 23, authorities say…
LARIMORE, N.D. (KVRR) — Names are released in Saturday’s homicide and officer involved shooting in Larimore, North Dakota. Grand Forks County Sheriff Andy Schneider says 64-year-old Jamey Holweger was shot to death in a home. The suspect, 43-year-old Troy Larson, had shot at Holweger and a woman at the residence early Saturday afternoon. The woman was able to escape to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who got into a gunfight with police in Grand Forks is now facing a long list of charges including four counts of attempted murder. The SWAT team was attempting to execute a high risk search warrant on 30-year-old Jeffrey Simpson Jr.. It happened last Friday afternoon around 2:15 in the 3300 Block of…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — An arrest is made in a stabbing death in Alexandria, Minnesota last November. Police arrested 78-year-old Angel Rua-Torres in Alexandria at the home where the crime took place. The Douglas County Attorney’s Office has charged Rua-Torres with the murder of 58-year-old Desiree Frederick, his niece. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rua-Torres told police he…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota BCA identifies the law enforcement officers who used force last week while trying to arrest a man in Fargo on numerous warrants. They say North Dakota BCI agent Scott Voeltz fired his handgun at 29-year-old suspect Tyler Merritt of Fargo. The bullet went through his jacket but didn’t cause any injuries. The shot was fired…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police say a North Dakota BCI agent fired a gun during the Cass County Drug Task Force arrest of an individual with a felony warrant. It happened just before 1 p.m. in the 1400 block of 10th Avenue South in Fargo. They say there were no serious injuries as a result of this incident. The…
Mohamad BarakatBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces the investigation into the Fargo police officer involved shooting last July is now closed. Wrigley also says a copy of the report and videos associated with the investigation are available from North Dakota BCI and Fargo Police Department. KVRR Local News has submitted a request for copies of…
