November 29, 2022CONTACT: Attorney General Drew Wrigley 701.328.2210Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced today that the Honorable Jay Schmitz sentenced Gracious Weah to serve 1 year and 1 day in jail after a jury found Weah guilty of Aggravated Assault Causing Permanent Impairment, and Reckless Endangerment. Weah’s...
November 22, 2022MEDIA CONTACT: Suzie Weigel 701.328.2213Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces that Planet Technologies, Inc. has completed an outside evaluation of the email accounts previously held by then-Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and then-Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel. A copy of the report is attached here...
November 17, 2022Media contact: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley, 701-328-2210Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces that the Stutsman County District Court entered judgment against David Alex Hansen of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, doing business as Hansen Elevator Service, in its November 9, 2022, ruling. The court determined...
November 4, 2022Media contact: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley, 701-328-2210BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced the launch of a new statewide missing persons database. The publicly accessible database provides law enforcement and concerned citizens detailed information regarding persons who have been reported missing...
October 11, 2022 Media contact: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley, 701-328-2210BISMARCK, ND – A jury found Gracious Weah guilty of Aggravated Assault causing permanent impairment and Reckless Endangerment, on September 23, in Barnes County. The evidence at trial showed that Weah, a certified nurse aide, performed...
September 23, 2022Media contact: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley, 701-328-2210BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley today issued the following statement about the violent death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson.“The loss of a young life is always a tragedy, under any circumstances. Outrageously, in...
BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a news conference to highlight the 2021 North Dakota crime statistics and trends. The Attorney General will be joined by Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness and Colleen Weltz, Statistics Program Manager for the Office of...
BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a news conference to discuss the North Dakota Supreme Court’s opinion in Hendrix v. Jaeger. The Attorney General will be joined by Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness, Special Assistant Attorney General David Phillips, and Secretary of...
Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced today a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. The State of North Dakota will receive $6,028,211.45...
August 29, 2022Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a news conference today. He will be joined in the news conference by Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness, and Fargo Police Chief, David Zibolski.The news conference will be held in the Fargo Police Department, located at 105...