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Defense: East Grand Forks man likely face fed charges in drug death
Prosecutor: Budge gave ‘poison’ to several juveniles
Adam Budge, the man charged here in Minnesota district court with murdering a 17-year-old boy last week in East Grand Forks by providing a deadly drug soon will face federal charges in the far-flung investigation involving several overdoses, said his attorney today in arguing for a lower bail for his client.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Prosecutor: Budge gave ‘poison’ to several juveniles
Adam Budge, the man charged here in Minnesota district court with murdering a 17-year-old boy last week in East Grand Forks by providing a deadly drug soon will face federal charges in the far-flung investigation involving several overdoses, said his attorney today in arguing for a lower bail for his client.
Friday, June, 22, 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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Minnesota jail won’t release murder suspect to face lesser N.D. charges
The man facing murder charges in Minnesota in the drug overdose death of a teenage boy did not appear at his hearing in Grand Forks on unrelated drug charges because Minnesota officials won’t release him, his attorney said Thursday.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The man facing murder charges in Minnesota in the drug overdose death of a teenage boy did not appear at his hearing in Grand Forks on unrelated drug charges because Minnesota officials won’t release him, his attorney said Thursday.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Prosecutor: Drug ring member beaten by fellow inmate in Grand Forks jail
The East Grand Forks man who has admitted giving a friend a fatal dose of synthetic drugs was beaten up by a fellow inmate in the Grand Forks County jail for talking with authorities, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Friday, October, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The East Grand Forks man who has admitted giving a friend a fatal dose of synthetic drugs was beaten up by a fellow inmate in the Grand Forks County jail for talking with authorities, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Friday, October, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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East Grand Forks teen charged with murder after friend dies from drug overdose
Adam Taft Budge, 18, of East Grand Forks has been charged with murder for allegedly supplying the drugs that lead to the June 15 death of Elijah Stai, 17, of Park Rapids, Minn.
Wednesday, June, 20, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Adam Taft Budge, 18, of East Grand Forks has been charged with murder for allegedly supplying the drugs that lead to the June 15 death of Elijah Stai, 17, of Park Rapids, Minn.
Wednesday, June, 20, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Accused drug maker says he’s not guilty
The Grand Forks man being looked at by local, state and federal law enforcement authorities as the center of a drug-making operation they say has killed two teens and hospitalized several more says he’s not guilty of any of the charges he’s facing, said his attorney Wednesday in the man’s first public comments.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The Grand Forks man being looked at by local, state and federal law enforcement authorities as the center of a drug-making operation they say has killed two teens and hospitalized several more says he’s not guilty of any of the charges he’s facing, said his attorney Wednesday in the man’s first public comments.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Guilty plea in local synthetic drug case
The ex-roommate of the alleged center of a drug-making operation that killed two teenagers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Grand Forks to conspiracy in the case.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The ex-roommate of the alleged center of a drug-making operation that killed two teenagers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Grand Forks to conspiracy in the case.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Manvel teen gets 12.5 years for providing lethal synthetic drugs
A federal judge Monday sentenced Wesley Sweeney to 12.5 years in prison for his confessed role in providing synthetic hallucinogens that led to the death of Christian Bjerk and the hospitalization of a 15-year-old boy in Grand Forks in June.
Tuesday, November, 27, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A federal judge Monday sentenced Wesley Sweeney to 12.5 years in prison for his confessed role in providing synthetic hallucinogens that led to the death of Christian Bjerk and the hospitalization of a 15-year-old boy in Grand Forks in June.
Tuesday, November, 27, 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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