Fargo Man Sentenced to Prison for Gun Crime
Fargo, ND – Kadar Udai Pearson, a 21-year-old from Fargo, North Dakota, was sentenced to 51 months in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, and 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Pearson appeared in federal court and was sentenced before Chief United States District Judge Peter D. Welte on March 15, 2026. He had pleaded guilty to the crime on November 20, 2024.
According to court documents, on June 5, 2024, Fargo Police Department officers were in the area of the Arbors apartment complex after an earlier shots-fired report. They observed Pearson wearing a sweatshirt and pulling up a ski mask over his face, though the temperature was in the mid-70s. The sweatshirt pocket appeared to have something heavier than a cell phone in it. A resident of the home said Pearson did not have permission to be in the backyard where he was observed.
Officers directed Pearson to halt, but he fled on foot. As officers gave chase, one officer observed Pearson throw what appeared to be a firearm beneath a vehicle in a nearby parking lot. Surveillance cameras captured the toss. On the ground beneath the vehicle, officers found a SIG Sauer 9mm pistol, loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition, which was previously reported stolen in Fargo. At the time of the offense, Pearson was an inmate on escape status with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, under a state sentence imposed in October 2023, for his felony convictions of Possession with Intent to Deliver Fentanyl and Theft of a Firearm.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. PSN is based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
This case was investigated by the Fargo Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jacob T. Rodenbiker and Trial Attorney Alyssa Levey-Weinstein in the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section of the Criminal Division at the United States.
Kadar Udai Pearson’s exact criminal charges were possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced on March 15, 2026. The crime occurred on June 5, 2024. Pearson was sentenced to 51 months in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, and 3 years of supervised release.
This article is part of an ongoing series of investigations into gun crimes in North Dakota. Stay tuned for more updates on this and other cases.
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Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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