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Fort Totten man indicted for murder

By Pat Sweeney Mar 18, 2021 | 5:08 PM

A federal grand jury has indicted a Fort Totten (ND) man for first-degree murder.

The U-S Attorney’s Office says 34-year-old Cody James Belgarde allegedly shot and killed a male juvenile on the Spirit Lake Reservation on January 14.

The death was discovered after a report of a house fire at a residence in Fort Totten.

The case is being investigated by the FBI… with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives… Bureau of Indian Affairs…  and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

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US Attorney’s Office release:

Acting United States Attorney Nick Chase announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Cody James Belgarde, age 34 of Fort Totten, ND, for First Degree Murder.

An indictment unsealed today alleges Belgarde shot to death a juvenile male on the Spirit Lake Reservation on January 14, 2021. The death was discovered after a report of a housefire at a residence in Fort Totten.

Grand jury Indictments are allegations and are not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s office, with Assistant United States Attorney Lori H. Conroy assigned to the case.

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