CRIME AND COURTS
Co-founder of Crookston farm equipment dealership pleads guilty to tax fraud 
The co-founder of a Crookston farm truck and implement dealership pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to failing to pay more than $150,000 in taxes from 2004 to 2007.
June 11, 2012
Brossarts make court appearance
Rodney Brossart appeared with his wife, Susan, and their children Abby, Jacob, Thomas and Alex, all appearing jointly in the pre-trial hearing before state District Judge Joel Medd over criminal charges related to their aggressive resistance to law enforcement officers a year ago who were responding to a complaint from a neighbor over three stray cows and their calves.
By Stephen J. Lee , June 11, 2012
Police investigate body found in north Grand Forks
Grand Forks police are still investigating the death of an 18-year-old Grand Forks man found Monday morning on the sidewalk in front of a residence at 415 N. 51st St.
June 11, 2012
Pro-nickname group raises questions over use of state funds for retire the UND nickname movement
On the eve of the statewide referendum on UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, nickname supporters again raised questions concerning the UND Alumni Association’s use of an airplane on May 1 to campaign for retirement of the nickname.
The issue is still under review by police in Grand Forks, but a related complaint and investigation in Bismarck resulted in no charges.
By Chuck Haga , June 11, 2012
Grand Forks County jail sees more prisoners, mulls new wing
The Grand Forks County jail is starting to experience some growing pains, and that has Administrator Bret Burkholder looking down the road at an expansion of the $16 million building that is not yet 5 years old. While the 242-bed facility is not exactly overcrowded, the average number of prisoners has risen steadily in recent years and is likely to surpass 200 a day this year, based on bookings so far.
By Kevin Bonham , May 04, 2012
A tragic trail in his wake: Three of accused Fargo murderer’s four wives met unfortunate ends
Three of Deniger’s four wives suffered fatal injuries, met unfortunate ends Henry Leo Deniger Sr. is charged with stabbing his wife to death in Fargo last month. But she wasn’t the first of his four spouses to meet a tragic end.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 23, 2012
Judge orders evaluation for man accused of murder
A judge has ordered a psychological evaluation to determine if a Fargo man accused of killing his wife can be held liable for his actions.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2012
Decapitated researcher trial begins today
The first murder trial here in more than 80 years will feature a defendant with a machine-gun tattoo on his head and reported ties to a white supremacist gang, a victim whose severed head was found in the alleged killer’s basement and the oldest working courthouse in North Dakota.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 16, 2012
Ex-pastor in court today for sex charges
A former Lutheran pastor in Lake George, Minn., southwest of Bemidji near Itasca State Park, faces an omnibus court hearing today in Park Rapids on 15 counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a minor.
By Sarah Smith , April 09, 2012
Minneapolis man guilty of abuse on Red Lake Reservation
A Minneapolis man was found guilty Tuesday on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse against a child younger than 12 in federal court, according to a Department of Justice news release.
By Herald Staff Report , February 08, 2012
Grand Forks man sentenced for delivery of meth
A Grand Forks man will serve five years in prison for selling methamphetamines to an informant of the Grand Forks Area Narcotics Task Force.
By Herald Staff Report , February 08, 2012
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
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