It s likely 3 decades in prison or thereabouts for a 44-year-old Fargo man convicted of beating his so-called drinking buddy to death with a plant stand. Prosecutors say this happened more than a year ago inside one Fargo apartment. Darrell Clinton Peterson learned his fate yesterday inside a Cass County Courtroom, with the judge in the case serving up 28-years behind bars for the killing of 64-year-old Duane Darling.
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Man gets prison time for beating drinking buddy to death in Fargo
Darrell Peterson blacked out during a night of drinking and doesn t remember killing Duane Darling, his attorney said. 12:55 pm, Mar. 1, 2021 ×
Darrell Peterson appears with his attorney Nicholas Dwight Thornton at a felony change of plea Monday, March 1, in district court, Fargo, for the Nov. 13, 2019, beating death of Duane Darling.
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FARGO A 44-year-old Fargo man will likely spend nearly three decades in prison for beating his friend to death with a plant stand more than a year ago in a Fargo apartment.
Darrell Clinton Peterson, no address, said he was sorry Monday, March 1, in Cass County District Court before Judge Steven McCollough sentenced him to 28 years in prison for killing 64-year-old Duane Darling.
Darrell Peterson won t be sentenced until a presentencing investigation is finished. 6:00 pm, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
Darrell Peterson appears Tuesday, Dec. 15, in East Central District Court, Fargo, to enter an Alford plea to the Nov. 13, 2019, beating death of Duane Darling. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
FARGO A 44-year-old man was too drunk to remember that he bludgeoned another man to death last year in north Fargo, his attorney said as the defendant admitted a jury likely would convict him of the crime.
Darrell Clinton Peterson, 44, entered an Alford plea Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Cass County District Court to a Class AA felony of murder in connection to the death of 64-year-old Duane Darling. A joint recommendation calls for 28 years in prison, but he won’t be sentenced until a presentencing investigation is completed.