Fargo: Man Spits On Officer To Get Arrested

Cass County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Fargo man is facing a felony charge after an incident at a local hospital, according to an incident report.

Police identified the man as Riley Dwight Braun.

Officers were called to the hospital on January 6, 2026.

Staff asked police for help after Braun refused to leave, the report says.

The report says he refused to leave after discharge

According to the report, Braun had been discharged from the facility.

Police say staff made a trespass request.

Officers confirmed Braun had been given a bus pass to leave, the report says.

Police say Braun made repeated comments about wanting to go to jail.

He allegedly told officers, “Take me to jail.”

Officers said he also suggested he would not leave on his own.

Police say Braun stood up from a wheelchair during the encounter.

The report says he reached toward an officer’s face.

Officers say they grabbed his arms to control the movement.

Police say Braun asked if that action was assault.

When told it was not, police say he spat in an officer’s face.

Officers wrote that he did it to get arrested.

Braun was arrested and taken to jail, police say.

He is now charged with felony contact by bodily fluids.

North Dakota law covers “contact by bodily fluids or excrement.”

The law states the offense is a class C felony if the contact is done knowingly.

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Charges are allegations.

Braun is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.

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