FARGO — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - North Dakota), published as received.

FARGO - US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that four additional defendants have been charged in federal court as part of the opiate enforcement response:

  • Matthew Gerald Davis, 21, West Fargo, ND, Distribution of a controlled substance and Distribution resulting in serious bodily injury.

  • Dalton Lavelle White, 28, a.k.a. Block, Minneapolis, MN, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance and a Controlled Substance Analogue Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

  • Jerrell Deon Washington, 25, Minneapolis, MN, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Death

  • John Michael Iten, a.k.a. Jack Iten, 23, Fargo, ND, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

 

As part of this effort, eight other defendants previously appeared in federal court on opiate related drug trafficking charges:

  • Brandon Beyer, 20, Fargo, ND

  • Steven Jay Maynard Hoffman, 21, Fargo, ND

  • Chase Fliginger, 20, Fargo, ND

  • Naomi Danielson, 21, Fargo, ND

  • Christian Harris, 19, Fargo, ND

  • Gregory Alan Krutsinger, 38, Moorhead, MN

  • Tyrone Wilburn, 43, Minneapolis, MN

  • Brandon Joseph Jacobs, 30, a/k/a B.J. Simonson, Moorhead, MN

 

Gregory Alan Krutsinger entered a plea of guilty on July 14, 2016 to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. He is scheduled for sentencing on October 4, 2016.

US Attorney Myers noted: “We will continue our aggressive approach on the enforcement side of the equation but will also continue working with our community partners to find a multi-faceted solution to this opiate crisis.”

The next community forum in the F-M area, “Arms Wide Open” will be held on September 7, 2016, at Fargo South High School.

 

An indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.