CHARGES FILED ON FABIAN ENGLISH in BELTRAMI COUNTY

 November 29, 2010

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office advises that Fabian Wayne English, 24, of Red Lake, MN, appeared in Beltrami County Court today on felony charges of burglary, arson, and fleeing police.  Additional charges relating to the other Beltrami County victims from English's crime spree on Thursday, November 24, 2010 are pending.   Bail was set at $175,000.00 with a second appearance in Beltrami County District Court is scheduled for December 6, 2010.  

Additional charges are pending with the U.S. Attorney's office in relation to an ongoing FBI/ Red Lake Tribal Police investigation on English's subsequent actions on the Red Lake Reservation before he was apprehended.

On November 24, 2010, English was arrested, after a lengthy pursuit involving several agencies, which began in Turtle Lake Township and ended west of Red Lake on Highway 1.  English was driving a stolen vehicle and was in possession of stolen firearms and other items.

Agencies involved included the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, Bemidji Police Department, Red Lake Tribal Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, Minnesota State Patrol, and the FBI.

Sheriff Phil Hodapp
Beltrami County Sheriff's Office

Mrs. Beryl Wernberg
911 Communications Supervisor/ Emergency Management Director
Beltrami County Sheriffs Office
613 Minnesota Ave NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-333-8320 or fax 218-755-9322
Pager:  218-759-7560
beryl.wernberg(at)co.beltrami.mn.us
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Sheriff calls on Citizens to Slow Down

PRESS RELEASE- from Sheriff Phil Hodapp

      Be advised that the highways are very slippery this morning.  We have had several calls of cars in ditches west and north of Bemidji, especially on Hwy 2 and Hwy 89.  These accidents included rollovers and serious crashes. The daytime high temperature today is near freezing and the rain we received earlier this morning has turned to ice.  Please slow down and especially watch intersections and curves.  Our emergency responders are recommending speeds under 30 miles per hour at maximum due to conditions. 

 

Thank you - Sheriff Phil Hodapp, Beltrami County Sheriff's Office

"Smoke smell" in Bemidji area from leaf burning

There have been a lot of questions directed to Bemidji Fire and the Beltrami County Sheriff's Dispatch Center regarding the "smoke smell" in and around Bemidji.  This is coming from the annual "Burn the Leaves" event at the Waste Management Inc. Demolition Pit located at 2331 N Plantagenet Dr SE, located south and east of Bemidji. There is NO garbage being burned, just vegetative matter. This should last for 2-3 weeks per the Waste Management company. 

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Shooting Death at Red Lake

On Wednesday, Nov3, 2010 at 3:12 PM, the Red Lake Department of Public Safety responded to a shooting incident in the community of Redbyon the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Upon arrival, officers discovered three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. The three victims were identified as JerrickDemarrias, age 19, Julian Demarrias, age 22 and Orlando Spears, age 19. Julian Demarrias died as a result of his wounds. The other two victims are in critical condition in area hospitals.

The incident involved a Dodge Durango and a black 1998 GMC Yukon bearing Red Lake license plate 19287. The vehicle is believed to have a cream colored stripe on the side. Witnesses heard 8 to 10 gun shots and saw the black Yukon speed away from the scene. The alleged shooter is identified as Donald Lee Clark Jr., AKA Don Juan. Clark is a Native American male, 5'11", 230 lbs., brown eyes and black hair. His DOB is 07/26/1988. Clark and the vehicle have not been located. Clark should be considered armed and dangerous. It is believed that Clark may be in the possession of a 12 gauge shotgun and an assault rifle. Beltrami County currently holds an active felony probation warrant on Donald Lee Clark for fleeing a peace officer. No bail was set.

The Red Lake Department of Public Safety and the FBI is also seeking information on location of Cruz White, a person of interest in this case (no furtherinformation at this time). Please contact the Red Lake DPS or the Bemidji FBI if you have contact with White.