CRIME AND COURTS
STAFF BLOG THE CITY BEAT Two ways to classify sex offenders and the battle over which is better
A couple of weeks ago -- the City Beat forgets when because time flies when you're writing lots of stories -- I wrote about North Dakota's failure to comply with the Adam Walsh act, better known aroun...
Posted on 8/13/10 at 1:41 PM
Minot police bust up underage drinking party 
Police in Minot say they arrested 17 kids for underage drinking after busting up a party in the northwest part of town.
By Associated Press , January 29, 2012
Men charged in Montana kidnapping had just left Colorado
Lester Waters Jr., 47, and Michael Spell, 22, remain in a Williston jail, fighting extradition to face aggravated kidnapping charges that carry a maximum penalty of death in Montana. The Dru Sjodin case illustrated how the death penalty can become a bargaining chip in such kidnapping cases.
By Stephen J. Lee , January 19, 2012
Brother pleads guilty to lesser role in Leisa Martin’s death
One of the two brothers charged with killing their sister in 1998 at their rural Bagley, Minn., home has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, of assisting in the disposal of her remains.
By Anne Williams , January 17, 2012
Langdon man charged with handcuffing his mother, threatening with hammer
Justin Wayne Ridley, 26, is facing charges of felonious restraint and terrorizing, both Class C felonies. According to a court affidavit, Ridley handcuffed his mother at her home in Langdon, “so she wouldn’t go anywhere.”
By Herald Staff Report , January 17, 2012
Man charged for assaulting officer
A Grand Forks man allegedly fought with a police officer after a domestic dispute on Christmas Eve, according to the Grand Forks Police Department.
Michael Todd Wilkie, 37, has been charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer.
By Herald Staff Report , January 09, 2012
Convicted landlord collapses in court
Alois Vetter, 74, was helped to his feet after falling down during the Monday afternoon hearing after Judge Steven McCullough ordered his sentence. Deputies later pushed him out of the courtroom in a wheelchair.
By Herald Staff Report , January 09, 2012
Man sentenced for 3 robberies
Judge Steven McCullough sentenced Raheem Kemokai, 19, on Monday to three 30-month prison terms.
By Herald Staff Report , January 09, 2012
Suspects in Devils Lake arsons enter not guilty pleas in Ramsey County court
Two men accused of starting residential fires in Devils Lake pleaded not guilty to arson and burglary charges Friday in Ramsey County District Court.
Gary Richard Dzielinski Jr., 25, Lakota, and 22-year-old Joshua Paul Borstad, Devils Lake, both are alleged to have set a fire and stole items from 824 2nd St. NE on June 16.
By Chris Bieri , December 30, 2011
Grand Forks man who had $1,000 in counterfeit bills arrested
A Grand Forks man who had $1,000 in counterfeit bills in a bag at Northlands Rescue Mission was charged Friday in Grand Forks County District Court. According to a court affidavit, Emanuel Lydell Collier, 34, was kicked out of the mission for violating rules in early November. When staff members were cleaning out his locker, they found 50 $20 bills.
By Chris Bieri , December 30, 2011
SD men get into knife fight on Christmas Eve
Police say two Rapid City men celebrated Christmas Eve by getting into a knife fight.
By Associated Press , December 25, 2011
Fargo police say gunman robs motel
Lt. Joel Vettel says a man walked inside the Comfort Inn motel, showed a gun and demanded money from the clerk. The gunman then ran away.
By Associated Press , December 18, 2011
Charges expected Monday in courthouse shooting
Charges are expected Monday against a Grand Marais man convicted on a sex charge who's jailed in the shooting of the prosecutor and a witness in his case.
By Associated Press , December 18, 2011
N.D. man sentenced to 10 years on child porn charge
Michael Karolus, 28, pleaded guilty on July 19 and also must pay $1,000 restitution to a known victim and $100 to the Crime Victim’s Fund.
By Herald Staff Report , November 29, 2011
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