Dec. 13—GRAND FORKS — A Fort Totten man appeared for his final disposition conference in Grand Forks County court Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12, and his attorney said they plan to take the case to trial.
Collin Wade Posey, 32, is charged with class B criminal mischief causing more than $10,000 in malicious damage. The crime carries a prison sentence of up to ten years.
The mischief charge was previously classified as a Class C misdemeanor, but was revised upward, likely due to an updated dollar amount for damages.
Posey is also charged with two Class C felonies: burglary and evading arrest.
The costs arise from
an hours-long standoff
which took place on July 22, involving both local police and the FBI.
An FBI agent requested assistance from Grand Forks police that afternoon after learning that a wanted fugitive might be in the area, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the case.
A total of seven arrest warrants had been issued for Posey at the time – five in Grand Forks County and two at the federal level, according to a GFPD news release.
Before the federal arrest warrants, Posey was suspected of being involved in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
An FBI agent attempted to arrest Posey near his relatives’ home, but Posey allegedly dived through an open window of the apartment complex.
Over the next seven hours, Posey failed to surrender to police, the affidavit said.
Law enforcement officers entered the unit and took Posey into custody without further incident. The woman who lived there said she did not know Posey, the affidavit said.
Both the unit and the woman’s belongings suffered damage as a result of the incident.
Posey’s case was placed on the trial calendar. His status conference is scheduled for Feb. 3 at 9 a.m. The jury trial could begin the next day, although multiple cases may be heard in court at that time.
The decision as to which case goes to trial is based on the severity of the charges and the length of time since the alleged violations occurred, Judge John Thelen said.
