Tag: North Dakota
Joshua Kranig, Meth & Gun Trafficking, North Dakota 2024
MINOT, ND – Joshua Paul Kranig, 41, of Minot, North Dakota, is headed to federal prison after admitting to a two-way criminal pipeline: funneling large amounts of methamphetamine into the state from Mexico, and then using firearms as payment to the cartels. Kranig received a combined sentence of 10 years and 5 months, plus 60…
Patrick Opdahl, Possession of a Machinegun and Possession of an Unregistered Silencer, North Dakota 2024
FARGO, ND – A reckless outburst and a cache of illegal weaponry have landed 24-year-old Patrick Opdahl in federal court. After a tense standoff with law enforcement, Opdahl was convicted on April 11, 2024, of Possession of a Machinegun and Possession of an Unregistered Silencer following a three-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Chief…
Cody James Belgarde, Second-Degree Murder and Arson, North Dakota 2023
ST. MICHAEL, ND – Cody James Belgarde, 37, will spend the next 27 years behind bars for the cold-blooded murder of a seventeen-year-old boy and the subsequent attempt to cover up the crime with fire. Chief Judge Peter D. Welte of the District of North Dakota handed down the 327-month sentence Monday following Belgarde’s conviction…
Eric Obregon Jr., Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, North Dakota 2024
WILLISTON, ND – Eric Obregon, Jr., 32, of Williston, North Dakota, will spend the next 15 years in federal prison following a violent confrontation with Williston Police officers in December 2022. Obregon was sentenced May 2, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition…
Cameron Monte Smith, Destroying an Energy Facility, North Dakota 2023
RAY, ND & CARPENTER, SD – Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, will spend the next 25 years in a federal prison after being sentenced today for a calculated campaign of destruction against critical energy infrastructure in North and South Dakota. Smith received 150 months per count, to run consecutively, on two counts of…
DAngelo James Hunt, Murder Manslaughter, North Dakota 2025
FARGO – In a shocking turn of events, a federal grand jury has returned a true bill of indictment charging D’Angelo James Hunt, 26, of St. Michael, North Dakota, with 10 federal felonies, including murder and manslaughter. The indictment, unsealed on March 29, 2026, marks a major milestone in a case that has weighed heavily…
Carlos Jose Guzman-Pineda, Assaulting Federal Agents, North Dakota 2025
Assaulting federal agents is a serious crime in North Dakota. Carlos Jose Guzman-Pineda, age 27, a citizen of El Salvador, is the latest to face charges. Guzman-Pineda was charged by complaint with assaulting Border Patrol Agents. The complaint alleges that on August 25, 2025, a vehicle occupied by Guzman-Pineda was stopped by law enforcement. During…
Daniel Boadu, Romance Scam, Texas 2024
PLANO, Texas – A North Dakota man has been handed a stiff sentence in the Eastern District of Texas for his role in an elaborate romance scam that fleeced victims out of millions. Daniel Boadu, 36, from Williston, North Dakota, was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay over $4.7 million in restitution. Boadu…
Tierra Lynn Scott, Involuntary Manslaughter and Child Neglect, North Dakota 2024
Fargo, ND — The grim facts of a preventable tragedy unfolded in the courtroom as Tierra Lynn Scott, 31, from Tokio, ND, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter and child neglect. Chief Judge Peter D. Welte of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota handed down…
Tierra Lynn Scott, Involuntary Manslaughter, North Dakota 2024
FARGO, ND – Tierra Lynn Scott, 31, of Tokio, North Dakota, will spend the next fourteen years of her life behind bars after being sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for the death of a man she struck and ran over with a vehicle while intoxicated and with three minor children present. Chief Judge…
