FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman from the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in northern North Dakota will spend just over four years in federal prison for child abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon, and malicious mischief. The US Justice Department says 42-year-old Rhawnie Marcellais of Belcourt injured her daughter by throwing an empty beer bottle at the girl and hitting her…
Timothy Windels (Cass Co. jail)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man who caused thousands of dollars in damage to internet and cable lines in Fargo in August has been sentenced to 180 days in jail. Timothy Windels pleaded guilty and admitted to using an angle grinder to cut Midco lines at seven locations around Fargo causing significant outages to residential and business customers….
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years probation for burglarizing a Fergus Falls laundromat in July 2023. The sentencing took place on Monday, October 14, in Otter Tail County Court. Court documents show 46-year-old Jacob Alley of Fergus Falls was identified as the suspect who broke into Syn Laundry and…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman who pleaded guilty to stomping twice on a man’s head during a brutal downtown Fargo beating in April was sentenced Monday. Angelica Hernandez had tears in her eyes and said she was sorry and made a mistake when she was involved in a brawl on April 6 that left two men who tried breaking up a fight with…
Phouttasa PrathaneFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR)– A man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and burglary for shooting a woman who had a protection order against him near Pelican Rapids, is sentenced to 15 years in prison. 36-year-old Phoutthasa Prathane fled after the shooting in April but was later arrested following a high-speed pursuit in Redwood County, Minnesota. He later admitted…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man will have to serve five years in prison for a deadly assault at the Speedway Event Center last August. 36-year-old Tomas Cervantes pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deal in April. An aggravated assault charge was dismissed. He admits to throwing a punch that eventually killed 53-year-old Roberto Balboa on August 21,…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A Valley City man charged with attempted murder, burglary and violating a protection order has been sentenced to just over six years in prison. Alex Mooridian was charged after he shot another man in the abdomen last February in Valley City. The shooting victim has since recovered and asked for leniency. He believes Mooridian is a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An Illinois militia group leader has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for being the mastermind behind the 2017 bombing of a Bloomington mosque. Emily Hari, who was previously known as Michael Hari and recently said she is transgender, was sentenced for the attack on Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center. A federal court judge describing the…
Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.–A Detroit Lakes man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Thirty-eight-year-old Eric Ryan Bergstrom pleaded guilty in December 2019 and was sentenced in St. Paul on Tuesday. Court documents say law enforcement learned of Bergstrom’s intent to deliver meth to the White Earth Reservation and installed a tracking device…
