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A Minot man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in North Central District Court in Minot on Sept. 9 after pleading guilty in April to accomplice to murder-extreme indifference in connection with a November 2025 stabbing incident.
Cole Ronnie Brown, 22, was sentenced on the Class AA felony to 40 years with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with 10 years suspended upon successful completion of five years of supervised probation. He will receive credit for 285 days served and must complete at least 85% of the sentence unless commuted. Brown also must pay $125 in court fees and $5,670 in shared restitution with co-defendants Autumn Tincher and Chozey Morsette.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, a witness came forward to police following the Nov. 7 homicide of Anthony William Redmond in northeast Minot, alleging Tincher had made comments about having someone beat up Redmond over comments he had made about her. Court documents stated the three defendants and a fourth person went to Redmond’s residence the morning of Nov. 7, where a fight allegedly occurred and Redmond was stabbed.
Brown's sentence runs concurrently with a sentence for possession with intent to manufacture/deliver fentanyl. He was ordered to serve 10 years, with credit for 285 days and court fees of $125.
Morsette, 31, also had pleaded guilty in February to accomplice to murder-extreme indifference and was sentenced to serve 40 years with the Department of Corrections, with 20 years suspended pending the completion of five years of supervised probation upon release. Morsette was given credit for 173 days served and will not be eligible for release until he has served 85% of his sentence.
Tincher also faces a charge of accomplice to murder, and her case remains open in North Central District Court.