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Cruz was arrested in August 2020 on a warrant out of South Dakota. While attempting to apprehend Cruz, he shot and injured Grafton Police Officer Lucas Campoverde in the chest. Police returned fire, and Campoverde and Cruz were both hospitalized with gunfire injuries.
Cruz also pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and to methamphetamine with intent to sell it at the time of the shooting.
Days before Cruz pleaded guilty, his co-defendant Gilbert Garcia was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in the drug conspiracy.
The case was investigated by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force, the Walsh County Sheriff s Office, the Walsh County State s Attorney Office, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a release from the U.S. Attor
By Doug Barrett
May 8, 2021 5:32 PM
A driver and passenger have been arrested following a high speed chase that spanned numerous counties in the Red River Valley. The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department assisted in pursuit today (Saturday) on I-29. Here’s how the NDHP described the event.
The pursuit originated in Pembina County. A Pembina County Deputy observed a vehicle that was reported as stolen from Harwood ND and was exceeding the speed limit. When the Deputy attempted a traffic stop the vehicle fled southbound on I-29. The top speed of the fleeing vehicle during the pursuit was 95 mph. The suspect vehicle exited the interstate and traveled eastbound on Hwy 54, briefly entering Minnesota before turning westbound and returning to North Dakota where it continued to travel southbound on I-29. As Law Enforcement continued to pursue, the suspect vehicle drove over spike strips set out by the Grand Forks Sheriff’s Office deflating one tire, the suspect vehicle conti