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New guilty plea in synthetic drug case
An East Grand Forks man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court here to conspiring with Andrew Spofford to distribute large amounts hallucinogens as well as cocaine and marijuana.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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An East Grand Forks man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court here to conspiring with Andrew Spofford to distribute large amounts hallucinogens as well as cocaine and marijuana.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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10th person in synthetic drug case pleads guilty
On Wednesday, Steven Bucher entered a guilty plea in federal court in Fargo to conspiring to distribute synthetic hallucinogens made by Andrew Spofford from January 2011 until this past June.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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On Wednesday, Steven Bucher entered a guilty plea in federal court in Fargo to conspiring to distribute synthetic hallucinogens made by Andrew Spofford from January 2011 until this past June.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Case goes federal against Grand Forks man said to be maker of drugs that killed 2
The case against Andrew Spofford, the Grand Forks man investigators say is the maker of synthetic drugs blamed for killing two young men and sending a handful of others to the hospital, became a federal one Monday.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The case against Andrew Spofford, the Grand Forks man investigators say is the maker of synthetic drugs blamed for killing two young men and sending a handful of others to the hospital, became a federal one Monday.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Grand Forks man pleads guilty to providing synthetic drugs that killed two teens
Facing four federal charges carrying penalties of life-in-prison, Andrew Spofford, in a deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty here Monday to making and distributing the hallucinogens that killed two teenagers in Grand Forks in June.
Monday, October, 29, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Facing four federal charges carrying penalties of life-in-prison, Andrew Spofford, in a deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty here Monday to making and distributing the hallucinogens that killed two teenagers in Grand Forks in June.
Monday, October, 29, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Spofford appears on federal charges in Fargo
Andrew Spofford, the Grand Forks man said by law enforcement officials to be the chief cook of synthetic drugs blamed in the death of two teenagers, appeared in U.S. court here Tuesday to face a federal drug charge for the first time.
Wednesday, August, 08, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Andrew Spofford, the Grand Forks man said by law enforcement officials to be the chief cook of synthetic drugs blamed in the death of two teenagers, appeared in U.S. court here Tuesday to face a federal drug charge for the first time.
Wednesday, August, 08, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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How home-made drugs are frustrating police
When Andrew Spofford was arrested by Grand Forks police last month, he told them he is a “hobby chemist.” Police say the end result of his chemistry was a synthetic drug that appeared to have killed two teens in the area and sent several others to the hospital with overdoses. It’s a growing problem for law enforcement as investigators struggle to identify a myriad of new synthetic drugs.
Sunday, July, 01, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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When Andrew Spofford was arrested by Grand Forks police last month, he told them he is a “hobby chemist.” Police say the end result of his chemistry was a synthetic drug that appeared to have killed two teens in the area and sent several others to the hospital with overdoses. It’s a growing problem for law enforcement as investigators struggle to identify a myriad of new synthetic drugs.
Sunday, July, 01, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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2 more guilty pleas, 1 not guilty plea in Grand Cities drug case that killed 2
Adam Budge, 19, admitted Wednesday he gave drugs to Elijah Stai, 17, that apparently killed Stai, and that he sold drugs for Andrew Spofford, 22. Spofford, the alleged maker of synthetic drugs, pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Also Wednesday, was Ronald Norling III pleaded guilty to dealing drugs. That makes a total of four guilty pleas. Four others still face charges.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Adam Budge, 19, admitted Wednesday he gave drugs to Elijah Stai, 17, that apparently killed Stai, and that he sold drugs for Andrew Spofford, 22. Spofford, the alleged maker of synthetic drugs, pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Also Wednesday, was Ronald Norling III pleaded guilty to dealing drugs. That makes a total of four guilty pleas. Four others still face charges.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Police say Grand Forks man tied to drug deaths
A Grand Forks man arrested last week on drug charges appears to be the focus of the multi-pronged investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement into a handful of drug overdoses requiring hospitalization and the death of two teen-aged males. Andrew Spofford, 22, was arrested June 14 after a search of the rented home he shared with William Fox, 24, at 2200 Fourth Ave. N.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A Grand Forks man arrested last week on drug charges appears to be the focus of the multi-pronged investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement into a handful of drug overdoses requiring hospitalization and the death of two teen-aged males. Andrew Spofford, 22, was arrested June 14 after a search of the rented home he shared with William Fox, 24, at 2200 Fourth Ave. N.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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13th plea deal in ring that killed 2 teens
Ryan Lane, formerly of Grand Forks, may soon agree to change his plea to guilty in a wide-ranging federal case alleging an international conspiracy to make and sell synthetic hallucinogens blamed for killing two teens in Grand Forks last June.
Monday, June, 17, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Ryan Lane, formerly of Grand Forks, may soon agree to change his plea to guilty in a wide-ranging federal case alleging an international conspiracy to make and sell synthetic hallucinogens blamed for killing two teens in Grand Forks last June.
Monday, June, 17, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Feds charge 11th in Grand Forks drug ring
An 11th person charged in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug ring blamed in the deaths of two teenagers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court here in a deal with prosecutors.
Tuesday, November, 06, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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An 11th person charged in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug ring blamed in the deaths of two teenagers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court here in a deal with prosecutors.
Tuesday, November, 06, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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4 UND students charged in federal synthetic drug case
Four UND students pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court here to conspiracy charges in the expanding synthetic drug case that prosecutors say involved the deaths of two young men in Grand Forks.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Four UND students pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court here to conspiracy charges in the expanding synthetic drug case that prosecutors say involved the deaths of two young men in Grand Forks.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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UND student, alleged drug ring member pleads guilty
Hoping to avoid decades in prison for his role in an alleged Grand Forks drug ring, former UND student Peter Hoistad pleaded guilty in federal court here Thursday.
Friday, October, 12, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Hoping to avoid decades in prison for his role in an alleged Grand Forks drug ring, former UND student Peter Hoistad pleaded guilty in federal court here Thursday.
Friday, October, 12, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Fourth man sentenced in Grand Forks drug conspiracy
Another former UND student was sentenced this week to federal prison in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teens.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Another former UND student was sentenced this week to federal prison in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teens.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Out-of-state suspects linked to Grand Forks drug ring
For the first time, federal prosecutors have charged people outside the Grand Forks area in the synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teenagers and for sending others to the hospital this summer.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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For the first time, federal prosecutors have charged people outside the Grand Forks area in the synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teenagers and for sending others to the hospital this summer.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Texas man pleads not guilty in Grand Forks synthetic drug case
The prosecutor says Charles William Carlton, 28, Katy, Texas, sold chemicals to a Grand Forks drug maker, whose hallucinogen killed two teens in June.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - - News
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The prosecutor says Charles William Carlton, 28, Katy, Texas, sold chemicals to a Grand Forks drug maker, whose hallucinogen killed two teens in June.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - - News
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Prosecutors say man continued to deal drugs after learning of Grand Forks deaths
The claim was made in a detention hearing for Charles Carlton, who's charged with selling chemicals over the Internet that eventually left two teenagers dead and others hospitalized.
Friday, February, 01, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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The claim was made in a detention hearing for Charles Carlton, who's charged with selling chemicals over the Internet that eventually left two teenagers dead and others hospitalized.
Friday, February, 01, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Police: Man shared drugs with Grand Forks teen who died
A Manvel, N.D., man has been arrested in connection to the June 11 death of a Grand Forks teen from a reported drug overdose. Police say a witness said Wesley Sweeney, 18, said he provided drugs to Christian Bjerk, 18, but it wasn’t his fault Bjerk overdosed. Sweeney was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony reckless endangerment in Bjerk's death and in the overdose of a 15-year-old boy.
Saturday, June, 30, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A Manvel, N.D., man has been arrested in connection to the June 11 death of a Grand Forks teen from a reported drug overdose. Police say a witness said Wesley Sweeney, 18, said he provided drugs to Christian Bjerk, 18, but it wasn’t his fault Bjerk overdosed. Sweeney was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony reckless endangerment in Bjerk's death and in the overdose of a 15-year-old boy.
Saturday, June, 30, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Manvel man pleads guilty in federal court in synthetic drug death
Wesley Sweeney, Manvel, N.D., pleaded guilty Friday in federal court here to a drug conspiracy charge, admitting he gave illegal synthetic drugs to a Grand Forks man in June, causing his death.
Saturday, September, 01, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Wesley Sweeney, Manvel, N.D., pleaded guilty Friday in federal court here to a drug conspiracy charge, admitting he gave illegal synthetic drugs to a Grand Forks man in June, causing his death.
Saturday, September, 01, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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First defendant in Grand Forks synthetic drug case sentenced to 4 years
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson today sentenced the first of nine people who have pleaded guilty in a synthetic drug ring blamed for killing two area teenagers. Grand Forks resident William Joseph Fox received a sentence of four years in prison for his role in the crime.
Tuesday, November, 20, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson today sentenced the first of nine people who have pleaded guilty in a synthetic drug ring blamed for killing two area teenagers. Grand Forks resident William Joseph Fox received a sentence of four years in prison for his role in the crime.
Tuesday, November, 20, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Man connected to Grand Forks drug ring makes deal, pleads guilty
A man connected to a Grand Forks drug ring pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute synthetic drugs blamed for the deaths of two teens, a federal charge that carried a mandatory life sentence if he were convicted.
Tuesday, January, 08, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A man connected to a Grand Forks drug ring pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute synthetic drugs blamed for the deaths of two teens, a federal charge that carried a mandatory life sentence if he were convicted.
Tuesday, January, 08, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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