2023-12-15 20:48:26
GRAND FORKS — After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found a St. Michael man guilty of six violent crimes.
Nathaniel Patrick Azure, 21, was involved in a non-fatal shooting on Jan. 6, 2021, in Fort Totten, according to a press release from the District of North Dakota United States Attorney’s Office.
Azure also assaulted someone while brandishing a firearm on May 21, 2022, in St. Michael, and shot someone else the following day.
He’s been convicted of three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Others involved in these crimes have pleaded guilty and have upcoming sentences, the release said.
Azure will be sentenced on April 16, 2024, in Fargo.
Sav Kelly joined the Grand Forks Herald in August 2022.
Kelly covers public safety, including local crime and the courts system.
Readers can reach Kelly at (701) 780-1102 or skelly@gfherald.com.
1702674563
#Michael #man #guilty #multiple #violent #federal #crimes #Grand #Forks #Herald
