MINNEAPOLIS ? A Blaine man pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of eight firearms as an unlawful user of a controlled substance, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court documents, on August 15, 2020, a protest took place at the Minneapolis Police Department?s 5th...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Custer, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 30, 2021, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court. Kelly Campbell, age 28, was sentenced to 33 months in federal...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 29, 2021, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court. Carmen Dillon, age 49, was sentenced to five and a half years...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, woman who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 29, 2021, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court. Jennifer Cagle, age 32, was sentenced to 24 1/2...

ST. PAUL, Minn. ? A federal jury convicted a Minneapolis man for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after a shooting incident that took place in broad daylight, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. Following a four-day trial before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, Johnnie Lamar...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 28, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier. Michael Sherard, age 34, was sentenced to 15 1/2...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sturgis, South Dakota, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 28, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier. John Thornberry, age 24, was sentenced to 15 1/2 years...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Huron, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Yeh Thwin, age 23, was indicted on April 6, 2021.? He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Archdale, North Carolina, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 28, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier. Erick Anaya, age 31, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years...

MINNEAPOLIS ? An Eden Prairie woman was charged today with illegally straw purchasing 14 firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court documents, between March 23, 2021, and July 10, 2021, Tess Fair, 21, has purchased 14 separate firearms at guns stores in the Twin...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Whitewood, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge. Travis Longfox, age 29, was sentenced on July 26, 2021, to 36 months in federal prison...

MINNEAPOLIS ? A Minneapolis man has been taken into federal custody and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court documents, in July 2021, law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for a...

FARGO - Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Ruben Joe Cruz, age 38, Bottineau, ND, to 35 years in federal prison for the charge of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Use of a Firearm During and...

FARGO - Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced LaSamuel Richardson, III, age 32, Williston, ND, to ten years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for the charge of felon in possession of...

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 26, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Timothy Tod Hartman, age 36, was sentenced to 80...