Report on felony sentences from Southeast District Court in Stutsman County. 1:00 am, Dec. 12, 2020 ×
Five people were sentenced on felony charges recently in Southeast District Court in Jamestown.
Christopher Peters, 30, Jamestown, pleaded guilty to possession of certain materials prohibited, a Class C felony.
Peters was accused of possessing about 55 videos depicting sexual conduct by a minor or minors on Nov. 16, 2019.
Judge Troy LeFevre sentenced Peters to five years in the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with credit for 49 days served. Peters was placed on two years supervised probation.
A Class C felony is punishable by five years in prison and a $19,000 fine.
Raids in Jamestown result in the seizure of about $300,000 in drugs and cash this week. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
This photo provided by the Stutsman County Sheriff s Office shows the drugs seized in two raids in Stutsman County this week. Submitted photo
Raids conducted by the Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force resulted in the seizure of cash and drugs valued at nearly $300,000, according to Chad Kaiser, Stutsman County sheriff.
Kaiser said a search warrant was served at two locations on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8. During the Dec. 7 raid at 1010 Western Park Village officers seized approximately 2 pounds of methamphetamine, several grams of commercial THC products, approximately a half-pound of marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms and several pieces of drug paraphernalia for the use and distribution of controlled substances.