Four more Defendants Charged in Opiate Enforcement Effort

FARGO - US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that four additional defendants have been charged in federal court as part of the opiate enforcement response:

• Matthew Gerald Davis, 21, West Fargo, ND, Distribution of a controlled substance and Distribution resulting in serious bodily injury.

• Dalton Lavelle White, 28, a.k.a. Block, Minneapolis, MN, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance and a Controlled Substance Analogue Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

• Jerrell Deon Washington, 25, Minneapolis, MN, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Death

• John Michael Iten, a.k.a. Jack Iten, 23, Fargo, ND, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

As part of this effort, eight other defendants previously appeared in federal court on opiate related drug trafficking charges:

• Brandon Beyer, 20, Fargo, ND

• Steven Jay Maynard Hoffman, 21, Fargo, ND

• Chase Fliginger, 20, Fargo, ND

• Naomi Danielson, 21, Fargo, ND

• Christian Harris, 19, Fargo, ND

• Gregory Alan Krutsinger, 38, Moorhead, MN

• Tyrone Wilburn, 43, Minneapolis, MN

• Brandon Joseph Jacobs, 30, a/k/a B.J. Simonson, Moorhead, MN

Gregory Alan Krutsinger entered a plea of guilty on July 14, 2016 to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. He is scheduled for sentencing on October 4, 2016.

US Attorney Myers noted: “We will continue our aggressive approach on the enforcement side of the equation but will also continue working with our community partners to find a multi-faceted solution to this opiate crisis.”

The next community forum in the F-M area, “Arms Wide Open” will be held on September 7, 2016, at Fargo South High School.

An indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.