The family of 32-year-old Phillip Bergquist spread his ashes and planted a tree at the Bergquist Cabin in Moorhead. The cabin is named after his great-great-grandfather.
Joseph Poitra received time served for his part in the death of Phillip Dewey Bergquist. Bergquist's father said the family plans to plant a tree near the Moorhead Bergquist Cabin in his son's honor.
George Ortiz appeared to kill Phillip Dewey Bergquist in an attempt to tell others he wasn't one to be messed with, but the defendant claimed Bergquist was coming after him and his family.
Judge Susan Bailey ordered a mental health evaluation for George Ortiz, who is accused of killing Phillip Dewey Bergquist in October near the Red River. It’s not Ortiz’s first outburst in court.
During a brief appearance in Cass County District Court, George Ortiz told Judge Steven McCullough that he "didn't know anything" about the case, which involves the death of Phillip Dewey Bergquist, 32.