Cass County court

Fargo Jail Drug Smuggling Case Brings 18-Month Term

A South Dakota woman received 18 months in custody after pleading guilty to two felonies in a Cass County Jail drug-smuggling case in Fargo.

A 22-year-old Fargo man faces a Class C felony after court records allege sexual activity with a 16-year-old he met through Snapchat.

Derrick Lobbo of Horace was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter and child neglect in Sakeena Khaadi’s death.

A Cass Lake man faces fentanyl possession and driving-after-cancellation charges after a traffic stop, according to a Cass County complaint.

A Bemidji man faces a felony threats charge and two assault counts after an alleged fight with staff at Northern Lights Casino near Walker.

Charles Dean Croaker faces felony strangulation and gross misdemeanor domestic assault charges after a July 16 incident in Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Bryant Eugene Cooper faces a felony ammunition charge in Cass County after deputies say four live 9mm rounds were found during a September arrest.

Fargo man Paul Edward Pelaez was sentenced to 20 years, with 10 to serve, after an Alford plea in a gross sexual imposition case Tuesday.

Two brothers face felony aggravated assault charges after a West Fargo bar fight injured three people, including a woman with a broken nose.

Heather Joanne Pero

Heather Joanne Pero faces two felony arson charges tied to the 2025 fire that destroyed The Pub in Remer, according to Cass County court records.