Public Safety featured After originally being found not competent to stand trial, man sentenced to 5 years in 2018 rape case By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated Nov 7, 2021 A 77-year-old was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 28, to five years in prison for rape as part of a plea agreement.
Public Safety featured State Supreme Court rejects appeal in Williston manslaughter case Updated Aug 27, 2021 The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man serving 3 years in prison for manslaughter.
Public Safety featured 52-year-old man sentenced to 5 years probation after guilty plea in sex assault case By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated Jun 15, 2021 A 52-year-old man will spend five years on probation after admitting sexual contact with a young girl.
Public Safety featured Man pleads guilty to murder in connection with August 2019 fatal shooting By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated May 4, 2021 A 26-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday, Jan. 5 to murder as part of an agreement with prosecutors that would see him spend two decades behind bars.
Public Safety featured Man sentenced to three years in manslaughter case By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated May 4, 2021 A 28-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for killing a man in a fight in downtown Williston in May 2019.
Public Safety featured Judge OK's plea deal for time-served sentence in 2019 fatal stabbing By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated May 4, 2021 A 26-year-old man arrested in 2019 for killing another person will be released from jail after a judge accepted a plea agreement.
Public Safety featured Sentencing in manslaughter case set for Oct. 21 By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated Oct 9, 2021 A man convicted Tuesday, Aug. 25, of manslaughter is considering an appeal while a presentence investigation is being done, his public defender said.
Public Safety featured Jury finds 27-year-old guilty of manslaughter By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated Aug 26, 2020 A jury convicted a 27-year-old man Tuesday, Aug. 25 of a class B felony count of manslaughter.
Public Safety At a sentencing hearing, the family and friends of a teen killed in a drunken driving crash share their grief By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated Jun 14, 2021 Death almost universally leaves grief in its wake, but when death is unexpected, when it comes at the hands of another person, the effect is m…
Public Safety featured Man who caused crash that killed teen sentenced to 10 years By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.comUpdated Jun 14, 2021 A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a crash that killed a 16-year-old Williston High School student in April 2019.
