Grand Forks Kidnapping Case Ends With 5-Year Prison Term

Grand Forks Kidnapping Case Ends With 5-Year Prison Term

Grand Forks (trfnews.i234.me) — A Grand Forks man will spend five years in prison. The sentence follows a kidnapping of a stranger, prosecutors said. Abdi Ahmed Ali pleaded guilty to kidnapping on Friday, Feb. 20. The case started in April, according to court filings. What happened Police said the victim was sitting in his car… Continue reading Grand Forks Kidnapping Case Ends With 5-Year Prison Term

White Earth: Man Sentenced for 60-Mile Police Chase

White Earth: Man Sentenced for 60-Mile Police Chase

White Earth, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Minneapolis man has been sentenced for felony fleeing. Court records tie the case to a child custody call. Levi Roland Hansmeier, 34, of Minneapolis, was sentenced in Becker County District Court. He pleaded guilty to fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. A gross misdemeanor DWI charge… Continue reading White Earth: Man Sentenced for 60-Mile Police Chase

Detroit Lakes: Gaylord Man Gets 62 Months for DWI

Detroit Lakes: Gaylord Man Gets 62 Months for DWI

Detroit Lakes, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Gaylord man is headed to state prison. The case stems from a felony DWI stop in Detroit Lakes. Sentence in Becker County Eduardo Ramos Garcia Jr., 47, of Gaylord, was sentenced in Becker County District Court. He pleaded guilty to felony DWI. The conviction also covered refusing chemical… Continue reading Detroit Lakes: Gaylord Man Gets 62 Months for DWI

Bismarck ND Prison Cancels In-Person Visits

Bismarck, Burleigh County (trfnews.i234.me) The North Dakota State Penitentiary stopped in-person visitation on Saturday. What we know The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the pause is “until further notice.” The state penitentiary is North Dakota’s main prison facility in Bismarck. Officials linked the suspension to an inmate-on-inmate assault at the prison. The… Continue reading Bismarck ND Prison Cancels In-Person Visits

Conversation With Native American Activist, Leonard Peltier, After 49 Years In Prison

GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) We have a converstation with Native American Activist, Leonard Peltier. He spent 49 year in prison, after being convicted of murdering 2 FBI agents in 1975. Crimes he says he never committed. A native of Grand Forks, North Dakota, his sentence was commuted by President Biden to home confinement on the… Continue reading Conversation With Native American Activist, Leonard Peltier, After 49 Years In Prison

Twin Valley: 65 Months in Prison for Sex Crime

Twin Valley: 65 Months in Prison for Sex Crime

Twin Valley, Norman County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Twin Valley man was sentenced to prison Friday. The case is a third-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction. Juan Carlos Garza, 57, was sentenced Jan. 23 in Norman County District Court. Court records say the case involved force or coercion. What the charge means Minnesota law defines third-degree criminal… Continue reading Twin Valley: 65 Months in Prison for Sex Crime

Frazee: Man Gets 78 Months in Meth Case

Frazee: Man Gets 78 Months in Meth Case

Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — A rural Frazee man will spend years in state prison after a meth case tied to a search warrant. Jamie Allen Danzeisen, 54, was sentenced in Becker County District Court on a felony second-degree drug charge. Court records say the case stems from a search on Aug. 21, 2024. What investigators… Continue reading Frazee: Man Gets 78 Months in Meth Case