{"id":6679,"date":"2026-01-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=6679"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:48:47","slug":"fargo-man-charged-in-downtown-bar-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fargo-man-charged-in-downtown-bar-stabbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fargo: Man Charged in Downtown Bar Stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fargo<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Fargo man is now charged after a stabbing outside a downtown bar late last month.<\/p>\n

Charge Filed<\/h2>\n

James E. Angstman, of Fargo, is charged with felony aggravated assault. Court documents describe a fight that ended with a man being stabbed.<\/p>\n

What Investigators Say Happened<\/h2>\n

According to court documents, the incident happened on December 27. It was reported outside the Empire Bar on Broadway in Fargo. Police were sent to the scene after a report of a stabbing.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived, they found an adult male on the ground. Bystanders were giving first aid. The victim had three stab wounds, according to the documents.<\/p>\n

\"James
James E. Angstman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Victim\u2019s Injuries<\/h2>\n

The victim was stabbed in the chest, the buttocks, and the back. The chest wound caused a collapsed lung, according to the documents. The victim was taken for medical care.<\/p>\n

Witness Accounts and Video<\/h2>\n

Investigators reviewed witness statements and surveillance video. The documents say the video showed Angstman fighting with the victim.<\/p>\n

After the investigation, Angstman was arrested at his Fargo apartment, according to the documents.<\/p>\n

Case Information and Public Resources<\/h2>\n

The charge is an allegation. The case will move through the court process. Readers can learn more about court records through the North Dakota Courts public access site at\u00a0ndcourts.gov<\/a>.
\nPeople can also find Fargo Police Department resources at\u00a0fargond.gov<\/a>.
\nCass County custody information is posted at\u00a0casscountynd.gov<\/a>.
\nA public listing for the Empire Tavern location can be found at\u00a0fargomoorhead.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Fargo (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Fargo man is now charged after a stabbing outside a downtown bar late last month. Charge Filed James E. Angstman, of Fargo, is charged with felony aggravated assault. Court documents describe a fight that ended with a man being stabbed. What Investigators Say Happened According to court documents, the incident happened… Continue reading Fargo: Man Charged in Downtown Bar Stabbing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6712,"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":[3086,1181,7219,1105,770,772,70,1179,7217,769,2450,4927,1194,7218,151,1131,3327,1854,7216],"class_list":["post-6679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-aggravated-assault","tag-bar","tag-broadway-fargo","tag-cass-county-district-court","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-downtown","tag-downtown-fargo","tag-empire-bar-fargo","tag-fargo","tag-fargo-police-department","tag-fargo-stabbing","tag-felony-charge","tag-james-e-angstman","tag-man","tag-north-dakota-court-records","tag-stabbing","tag-update","tag-update-charged-with-fargo-stabbing","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679","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=6679"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6703,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions\/6703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}