(St. Michael, ND) A St. Michael man has been sentenced to at least 27 years in prison for the murder of a teen. It happened in January of 2021, when 17-year-old Leroy Chapin was shot to death by 37-year-old Cody Belgarde. Investigators say Chapin had been staying over at Belgarde's house when he was murdered, and Belgarde set his own house on fire after committing the
A St. Michael man who killed a teenager on the Spirit Lake Nation Reservation in northeastern North Dakota and tried to cover up the crime with a fire has been
Prosecutors argued that Cody Belgarde should get life in prison because he showed no remorse. The defense said sentencing Belgarde to life would be punishing him for going to trial.
Prosecutors argued that Cody Belgarde should get life in prison because he showed no remorse. The defense said sentencing Belgarde to life would be punishing him for going to trial.
Prosecutors argued that Cody Belgarde should get life in prison because he showed no remorse. The defense said sentencing Belgarde to life would be punishing him for going to trial.