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District Court – Ward County

Aug. 17 dispositions Failed to register as a sex offender (Class C felony) — Laurence William Klinker, 53, 7001 West Highway 2 and 52, Unit 3, 18 months, first serve 90 days, credit for three days served, 18 months supervised probation, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Possession of methamphetamine, second offense (Class C felony) — Tiffany Bergeson, 31, Bismarck, 360 days, first serve 13 days, credit for 12 days served and one day off sentence for good behavior, two years supervised probation, offense will be ...

District Court – Ward County

Aug. 16 dispositions Drove while intoxicated, first offense (Class B misdemeanor) — Joe Robert Blurton, 65, Burlington, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, attend victim impact panel, $500 fine, $125 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee; Robert Frederick Bieber, 30, 1909 31st Avenue SW, Apt. 226, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, attend victim impact panel, $500 fine, $125 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee.

District Court – Ward County

Aug. 15 dispositions Provided false information to law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor) — Jeremiah Latrell Beason, 18, Crosby, granted a deferred imposition of sentence for two months, $200 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee, also consumption or possession of alcohol by a person under the age of 21 (infraction), granted a deferred imposition of sentence for six months, $100 fine. Drove while intoxicated, first offense (Class B misdemeanor) — Caleb Robert Bates, 19, Stanley, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, ...

District Court – Mountrail County

Aug. 11 dispositions Felon in possession of a firearm (Class C felony) — Jordan Anthony Griffith, 24, Williston, 360 days, 350 days suspended, credit for nine days served and one day off sentence for good behavior, 18 months unsupervised probation, offense will be deemed a Class A misdemeanor upon successful completion of probation, $575 indigent recoupment, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor) — Anthony Richard Mathson, 41, 212 6th Street NW, Minot, granted a ...

District Court – Ward County

Aug. 10 dispositions Drove while intoxicated, fourth or subsequent offense within 15 years (Class C felony) — Dawn Marie Matthews, 54, Sawyer, defendant has been admitted to Adult Drug Court, one year and one day, first serve 10 days, credit for two days served, two years supervised probation through Adult Drug Court, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, $2,000 fine, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Possession of methamphetamine (Class C felony) — Seth Scott Heim, 27, 901 7th Avenue NW, 360 days, first serve ...

DISTRICT COURT — Ward County

Aug. 10 dispositions Issued a check or draft without an account (Class A misdemeanor) — Marlene Ellen Vondall, 64, New Town, $50 criminal administration fee, $25 restitution, $25 victim-witness fee.