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New Town woman sentenced for DUI, child abuse

A New Town woman was sentenced in North Central District Court after entering a change of plea to charges from an incident in 2019. Willie Jo Francis Knight, 35, New Town, entered a change of plea to guilty on Feb. 12 to the charges of child neglect or abuse, a Class C felony, and DUI with a ...

Fargo man sentenced for spitting on officer

A Fargo man has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to spitting on a Minot Police officer as he was being detained in June 2023. Travis Joseph Charging, 33, Fargo, was charged with contact by bodily fluids-law enforcement-knowingly, a Class C felony, after an incident on June ...

Jury finds driver guilty of DUI

A Minot man has been found guilty of driving under the influence after a jury trial on Feb. 13. Helaman Thor Hale, 41, Minot, was charged in April 2023, with actual personal control-intoxicating liquor-fourth of subsequent offense in 15 years, a Class C felony, and providing false ...

Mandan man sentenced for burglary

A Mandan man was sentenced to time served and probation after pleading guilty to his role in a theft from a Minot storage unit. Brandon Lee Decoteau, 35, Mandan, entered a change of plea to guilty on the Class C felony count of burglary on Feb. 16 in North Central District Court. ...

Bar employee sentenced for altering tips

An employee of a Minot bar has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after entering a change of plea to guilty on a charge of unauthorized use of personal identifying information-second or subsequent offense, a Class A felony. Jared Janssen, 33, Minot, was charged in August 2023, after law ...

Minot man sentenced for theft and meth possession

A Minot man was sentenced for two separate cases after pleading guilty to a count of theft and possessing a controlled substance-methamphetamine-second offense, both Class C felonies. David Diaz Jr, 40, Minot, entered a change of plea of guilty to the two incidents, which both occurred in ...