FENTANYL TRAFFICKING RING EXPOSED: Three Indicted in Federal Drug Case Near Turtle Mountain Reservation

Grand Forks County (trfnews.i234.me) – Three defendants — Olivia Rain Patneaud, 23, of Rolla, ND, and Jomell Emery Helm and Melvin Earl Byrd, both 35, of Michigan– were indicted on federal fentanyl distribution charges following a sweeping investigation. On Thursday, April 17, prosecutors dismissed three Grand Forks County-level cases after the federal indictment was unsealed,… Continue reading FENTANYL TRAFFICKING RING EXPOSED: Three Indicted in Federal Drug Case Near Turtle Mountain Reservation

FEDERAL SENTENCING: Rolla Man Gets 51 Months for Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old Girl – 20-Year Supervised Release Ordered

Rolla, ND (trfnews.i234.me) – A 25-year-old man from Rolla, North Dakota, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor, with an additional 20 years of supervised release following incarceration. The sentence was handed down on Friday, April 4 by Chief U.S. District Judge Peter Welte in Fargo. 👧 INVESTIGATION SPANNED… Continue reading FEDERAL SENTENCING: Rolla Man Gets 51 Months for Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old Girl – 20-Year Supervised Release Ordered