STUTSMAN COUNTY

Jamestown Police Chief Assaulted After Chase

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger was assaulted following a pursuit Tuesday. 42-year-old Jeremiah Mihulka of rural Stutsman County is facing 13 charges including fleeing, reckless driving, resisting arrest and others. Police say Edinger tried to stop Mihulka around 5 pm Tuesday for driving recklessly. He stopped after a five-block chase and assaulted the police chief during…

UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal bicycle crash north of Jamestown

The victim is a 20-year-old man from Illinois

STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) —  One person is dead after a truck crashes into a bicycle on State Highway 20, north of Jamestown. The victim is a 20-year-old Timothy St. John from North Brook, Illinois.  St. John was wearing a helmet. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the truck was driven by 78-year-old James Lees, of Jamestown. Authorities say Lees…

Man Who Suffered Hypothermia After Running From Officers Is Identified

STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities release the name of the man they rescued from a slough after a chase in Stutsman County on Monday. 22-year-old Austin Hunt of Jamestown faces numerous charges including fleeing and reckless endangerment. Hunt also had warrants for his arrest in Burleigh, Eddy, and Stutsman Counties, as well as by Jamestown Police. A pursuit started…

High Risk Sex Offender Has New Address in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A high risk sex offender has a new Fargo address. Police tell us 41-year-old Jamal Anderson is now living at 734 College Street North. Anderson was convicted in 2001 of Corrupt/Solicitation of a 16-year-old girl in Stutsman County. He was also convicted in 1999 of Sexual Assault and Aggravated Assault in Stutsman County. Victims were a…

UPDATE: Identity of Jamestown man who died in crash released

UPDATE: The Highway Patrol says Richard Lefevre died in a crash north of Jamestown Tuesday night. Authorities corrected information they sent in an earlier release saying Lefevre was wearing a seat belt.   STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A 63-year-old man is dead following a crash in Stutsman County. It happened two miles north of Jamestown on Highway 52 around…

Sexual Assault Charges Dismissed Against Stutsman County Man

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A judge in Stutsman County dismisses gross sexual imposition charges against Michael Hunt-Walters. The 23-year-old man had been accused of sexually assaulting a 7 year-old girl with autism under his care at Anne Carlsen Center. According to court documents, a police officer testified there was no physical evidence of sexual contact. The officer says the alleged victim…

Three drivers arrested during Stutsman County sobriety checkpoint

STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested three people during a sobriety checkpoint in Stutsman County over the weekend. The patrol began on Friday, September 25 and lead to the arrest of one driver for DUI. The patrol continued through Sunday morning and lead to the arrest of two more people. One was arrested for impaired driving and the…

Mass COVID-19 Testing Event in Jamestown

The event was held at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds from 3 to 6 p.m.

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Another mass testing event for COVID-19 in Jamestown. It was held at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds from 3 to 6 p.m. The goal is to test 600 people. The last outdoor drive-up event was held June 18th. Anyone could be tested but they were giving priority to those in close contact with positive cases. Those with positive…