Crookston Woman Sentenced to 13 Years in Fentanyl Death

Amber Rose Chapman

Amber Rose Chapman, 37, of Crookston received a 13-year, five-month prison sentence for third-degree murder in a fatal East Grand Forks fentanyl overdose.

Ja’Haun Stafford Set for November Trial in Grand Forks

Ja’Haun Kardelle Stafford

Ja’Haun Stafford, 40, is scheduled for a November trial in Grand Forks after a judge allowed him to withdraw previous Alford pleas in a sexual assault case.

Grand Forks: Fargo Woman Charged in Violent Robbery

Grand Forks: Fargo Woman Charged in Violent Robbery

Megan Frances Whitetail, 37, of Fargo, faces a felony robbery charge after a woman reported being kicked in the face and robbed in Grand Forks.

Grand Forks Jury Finds Vincent Villarreal Guilty of Murder

Grand Forks Jury Finds Vincent Villarreal Guilty of Murder

A Grand Forks jury convicted Vincent Villarreal of murdering his father at a hotel in 2020. The East Grand Forks man faces possible life in prison.

Grand Forks Man Found Not Guilty by Insanity Defense

Grand Forks Man Found Not Guilty by Insanity Defense

Moses Garang Ayom Jr. was found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility in a Grand Forks attempted murder case and will receive treatment.

Grand Forks Man Held on $1M Bond in Car Attack

Grand Forks Man Held on $1M Bond in Car Attack

A $1 million bond is set for Grand Forks man Ian Schneeweis, accused of hitting pedestrians and facing three attempted murder charges.

Three Charged in Grand Forks Drug Trafficking Case

Omar Williams, 37, Darnell Patterson, 31, and Angelo Matthews, 38

Three men face major felony drug charges in Grand Forks after searches allegedly uncovered cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana and cash.

Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years

Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years

Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years Grand Forks County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Fordville man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a deadly drunk-driving crash near Grand Forks. Travis Dean Bell, 45, was sentenced Monday, May 18. He pleaded guilty in January to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular injury.… Continue reading Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years

Moorhead Parents Arrested After THC Candy Scare

Martin Jay Hulst, 40, and Amanda Rhae Hulst, 43

Moorhead (trfnews.i234.me) — Two Moorhead parents were arrested after suspected THC candy made several middle school students sick. Martin Jay Hulst, 40, and Amanda Rhae Hulst, 43, were arrested on Wednesday, May 20. Police said both were taken into custody on felony drug allegations. The case began Monday, May 18, at Horizon Middle School East… Continue reading Moorhead Parents Arrested After THC Candy Scare

Grand Forks Woman Denies Fatal Fentanyl Sale

Taumi Cheree Vitell

Grand Forks (trfnews.i234.me) — A Grand Forks woman has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge tied to a fatal fentanyl overdose. Taumi Cheree Vitell, 43, waived her Monday, May 11, preliminary hearing. She then entered a not guilty plea. Vitell is charged with Class A felony distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death.… Continue reading Grand Forks Woman Denies Fatal Fentanyl Sale