{"id":16282,"date":"2026-02-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=16282"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:03:59","slug":"horace-fargo-man-accused-in-stolen-plow-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/horace-fargo-man-accused-in-stolen-plow-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Horace: Fargo Man Accused in Stolen Plow Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cass County, North Dakota (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> A Fargo man faces charges. Deputies found a pickup stuck in the snow near Horace.<\/p>\n

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Court documents say the deputy found the truck around 11:30 p.m. on January 29. The pickup had a snowplow mounted on the front.<\/p>\n

The driver was identified as Blaine William Smith of Fargo. Documents say Smith did not have a valid license. The deputy later learned the pickup was stolen.<\/p>\n

Smith now faces a felony charge of theft of property. He also faces a misdemeanor charge for driving under revocation. A charge is an accusation. Smith is presumed innocent in court.<\/p>\n

What happened<\/h2>\n

According to court documents, a Cass County deputy came upon the truck while on patrol. The pickup was stuck and could not move. The deputy made contact with the driver.<\/p>\n

During the check, the deputy learned Smith was not legally allowed to drive. The deputy also learned the pickup was reported stolen.<\/p>\n

The available court summary does not name the truck\u2019s owner. It does not explain how the pickup was taken. Those details may come out later in court.<\/p>\n

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Blaine William Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charges and legal meaning<\/h2>\n

Theft of property is a felony charge in this case. North Dakota law defines theft in N.D.C.C. \u00a7 12.1-23-02. You can read the statute at FindLaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Driving under revocation means driving after the state has taken away driving rights. The North Dakota Department of Transportation explains reinstatement options. See NDDOT\u2019s reinstatement guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Possible penalties depend on the facts and the final outcome. Judges can also order restitution. Court filings will show the next steps.<\/p>\n

How to follow the case<\/h2>\n

Case updates may appear in the public court portal. The search page is run by the state court system. You can look up filings at North Dakota Courts Public Access<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For general agency information, the Cass County Sheriff\u2019s Office posts contact details online. Visit casscountynd.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cass County, North Dakota (trfnews.i234.me) A Fargo man faces charges. Deputies found a pickup stuck in the snow near Horace. Court documents say the deputy found the truck around 11:30 p.m. on January 29. The pickup had a snowplow mounted on the front. The driver was identified as Blaine William Smith of Fargo. Documents say… Continue reading Horace: Fargo Man Accused in Stolen Plow Truck<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[1065,12220,12219,2881,4026,772,12222,769,2932,2597,9352,151,939,12370,12221,3070,11868,5733,2006],"class_list":["post-16282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-accused","tag-blaine-william-smith","tag-breaking-news-fargo-house-fire","tag-cass-county-nd","tag-court-documents","tag-crime","tag-driving-under-revocation","tag-fargo","tag-fargo-nd","tag-horace","tag-horace-nd","tag-man","tag-north-dakota-crime","tag-plow","tag-snow-plow","tag-stolen","tag-stolen-pickup","tag-theft-of-property","tag-truck","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16285,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16282\/revisions\/16285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}