{"id":6244,"date":"2026-01-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2026-01-04T08:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:23:18","slug":"fargo-man-convicted-of-homicide-back-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fargo-man-convicted-of-homicide-back-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Fargo: Man convicted of homicide back behind bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fargo (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) <\/strong>\u2014 A Moorhead man is in jail after a December arrest tied to a domestic incident in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Anthony Lee Rodriguez, 30, faces several felony charges.<\/p>\n

The charges include theft of a firearm and illegal gun possession by a convicted felon.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with terrorizing and felonious restraint.<\/p>\n

A misdemeanor domestic violence charge is also listed.<\/p>\n

Police: Call Came From Woman<\/h2>\n

Officers responded to the 100 block of 14th Street South just before 9 p.m. on Dec. 21.<\/p>\n

Police say a woman reported a domestic incident involving her boyfriend.<\/p>\n

She told investigators he had pointed a loaded gun at her head.<\/p>\n

She also reported that he threatened to kill her.<\/p>\n

Police noted visible blood on her hoodie and face, according to the report.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Lee Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Claim: Gun Taken Days Earlier<\/h2>\n

The woman told police the dispute began two days earlier.<\/p>\n

She said Rodriguez took her handgun from her apartment.<\/p>\n

She said he admitted it in text messages but refused to return it.<\/p>\n

She also reported threats sent by message during the weekend.<\/p>\n

Police say she reported receiving a video tied to the gun and ammunition.<\/p>\n

She said he later agreed to return the gun that afternoon.<\/p>\n

She told police he arrived intoxicated and began assaulting her.<\/p>\n

She told police he pulled her by the hair during the assault.<\/p>\n

She reported the gun threat happened after that assault.<\/p>\n

Police say she fled the home and ran to Tailgators bar for help.<\/p>\n

Prior Conviction Mentioned In Records<\/h2>\n

Court records also reference a past Minnesota conviction involving Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

Records describe a manslaughter case from 2015 in Moorhead.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez later pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, records say.<\/p>\n

He was sentenced in 2016, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Records also reflect a felony drug conviction in 2023 in Cass County.<\/p>\n

Bond Set, Next Court Date Listed<\/h2>\n

Rodriguez was arrested on Dec. 21, according to the report.<\/p>\n

During a Dec. 22 arraignment, bond was set at $300,000, records say.<\/p>\n

Release terms required 10% payment, or $30,000, records show.<\/p>\n

He remains in the Cass County Jail, according to the update provided.<\/p>\n

The next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/h2>\n

North Dakota court information is available at North Dakota Courts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota court information is available at the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cass County government information is available at Cass County, ND<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Criminal charges are accusations and are not proof.<\/p>\n

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

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

Fargo (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Moorhead man is in jail after a December arrest tied to a domestic incident in Fargo. Anthony Lee Rodriguez, 30, faces several felony charges. The charges include theft of a firearm and illegal gun possession by a convicted felon. He is also charged with terrorizing and felonious restraint. A misdemeanor domestic… Continue reading Fargo: Man convicted of homicide back behind bars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6493,"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":[7156,407,6884,7249,7159,764,959,6883,772,2164,769,2932,7158,2725,5048,2120,912,7160,151,1346,1835,1272,7157],"class_list":["post-6244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-anthony-lee-rodriguez","tag-back","tag-bars","tag-behind","tag-bond-set","tag-cass-county-jail","tag-charges","tag-convicted","tag-crime","tag-domestic-violence","tag-fargo","tag-fargo-nd","tag-felon-in-possession","tag-gun","tag-gun-threat","tag-homicide","tag-inforum","tag-jan-23-hearing","tag-man","tag-moorhead","tag-moorhead-mn","tag-terrorizing","tag-theft-of-a-firearm","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6244","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=6244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6503,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6244\/revisions\/6503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}