{"id":5728,"date":"2026-01-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:10:28","slug":"fargo-100-texts-lead-to-felony-stalking-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fargo-100-texts-lead-to-felony-stalking-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fargo: 100+ Texts Lead to Felony Stalking Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fargo<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Fargo man is facing a felony stalking charge and multiple harassment charges after court records say he violated a no-contact order by repeatedly messaging an ex.<\/p>\n

Andrew Lee Kanipe<\/strong>, of Fargo, is charged with felony stalking and six misdemeanor counts of harassment. The misdemeanor counts allege violations of a restraining order, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Case Filed With Court<\/h2>\n

Court documents say Kanipe was scheduled to make his first court appearance this past week.<\/p>\n

The appearance was set in Clay County District Court<\/a> in Moorhead.<\/p>\n

Clay County handles many cases for the Moorhead area, including restraining order matters.<\/p>\n

Records show the case involves an order that barred any contact with the listed victim.<\/p>\n

100+ Messages Alleged<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, the alleged contact happened over the past year.<\/p>\n

Court documents say Kanipe sent more than 100 text messages to his ex.<\/p>\n

Those texts allegedly violated a court order that prohibited any contact.<\/p>\n

The filing describes the messages as repeated and unwanted.<\/p>\n

Some messages included insults and hostile language, according to the documents.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Lee Kanipe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charges Listed<\/h2>\n

Kanipe now faces one felony count and six misdemeanor counts.<\/p>\n

The felony count is stalking, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

The six misdemeanors are listed as harassment counts tied to a restraining order.<\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s harassment restraining order information is posted here:\u00a0Minnesota Judicial Branch: Harassment Restraining Orders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For general information on stalking laws in Minnesota, see:\u00a0Minn. Stat. \u00a7 609.749 (Stalking)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What Happens Next<\/h2>\n

Prosecutors will need to prove the allegations in court.<\/p>\n

The defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n

Court dates and case details may change as the case moves forward.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know needs help, the 988 Lifeline is available 24\/7 by calling or texting\u00a0988<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fargo (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Fargo man is facing a felony stalking charge and multiple harassment charges after court records say he violated a no-contact order by repeatedly messaging an ex. Andrew Lee Kanipe, of Fargo, is charged with felony stalking and six misdemeanor counts of harassment. The misdemeanor counts allege violations of a restraining order,… Continue reading Fargo: 100+ Texts Lead to Felony Stalking Charge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6293,"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":[7092,6958,848,770,6960,772,769,1103,6956,6957,961,6961,6959,7094,151,1346,5331,3773,7093],"class_list":["post-5728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-7092","tag-andrew-lee-kanipe","tag-charge","tag-charged","tag-clay-county-court-moorhead","tag-crime","tag-fargo","tag-fargo-crime-news","tag-fargo-man-charged-with-stalking-more-in-moorhead","tag-fargo-stalking-charge","tag-felony","tag-felony-stalking-north-dakota","tag-harassment-violation-no-contact-order","tag-lead","tag-man","tag-moorhead","tag-restraining-order-violation","tag-stalking","tag-texts","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728","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=5728"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6294,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728\/revisions\/6294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}