“After a thorough review of the facts and law, the State's Attorney’s Office has concluded the actions of the deputies on scene were objectively reasonable and justified in light of the circumstances,” the state’s attorney’s office said in a news release.
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Find info on the trial for Salamah Pendleton, who faces two murder charges for his role in the deaths of his mother and a Grand Forks police officer.
The trial for Salamah Pendleton, who faces two murder charges for his role in the deaths of his mother and a Grand Forks police officer, begins this week.
The trial will begin on Tuesday, June 29, and is expected to run until July 16.
The prosecution, led by Grand Forks County Assistant State s Attorney Carmell Mattison, will argue that Pendleton, 41, opened fire with an AK-47 on Grand Forks County Sheriff s Office deputies Ron Nord and Kelly McLean on May 27, 2020, when they attempted to evict Pendleton and his mother, Lola Moore, from the Grand Forks apartment they shared. Grand Forks Police Department officers Pat Torok and Cody Holte responded to the deputies call for help. When the shooting ended, Moore and Holte both had wound
Prospective jurors questioned about attitudes toward guns, marijuana in first day of Salamah Pendleton murder trial
Nearly 40 prospective jurors were questioned on the first day of Salamah Pendleton s trial. Jury selection will resume Wednesday morning, June 30. 4:15 pm, Jun. 29, 2021 ×
Salamah Pendleton.
The first day of jury selection concluded in the trial of Salamah Pendleton, a Grand Forks man suspected of fatally shooting his mother and a Grand Forks police officer and wounding a Grand Forks County Sheriff s deputy.
No jurors have yet been seated. Public defender Steven Mottinger and Grand Forks County Assistant State s Attorney Ashlei Neufeld questioned nearly 40 prospective jurors on Tuesday, June 29. A new batch of prospective jurors will attend jury selection Wednesday and both groups will return to the courthouse on Thursday, when attorneys will begin to select the final jury.