Monthly Archives: September 2008

Here are some observations from today’s brief court hearing in Cass County District Court where Sergei Isaac Carlson pleaded guilty to killing his sister Whitney last summer in Fargo: – The courtroom was pretty crowded today. Family and friends of … Continue reading →

A jury has cleared former YMCA day care worker Jatten Heinen of all five felony charges against him, returning with a verdict just after 9 a.m. today. As the charges were read, Heinen, 21, looked down at the ground. His … Continue reading →

The jury has been sent home for the day after five hours of deliberations. Before sending them home, Judge Steven Marquart explained there was no rush, saying "we don’t want to put any pressure on you." Deliberations will resume at 9 … Continue reading →

The jurors have finished watching a video or videos introduced as evidence in the case after spending about 46 minutes inside the courtroom doing so. They had returned to the courtroom just after 2 p.m. after asking the judge for … Continue reading →

The jurors have asked the judge for a device to view the videos shown to them during the trial. At 2:04 p.m., the judge met with attorneys in the case and told them he did not get a sense of … Continue reading →

Reporters and attorneys were notified about 1:55 that the jury has a question. It is unclear what that question is, but attorneys are headed back to the courtroom. Judge Steven Marquart has said that if the jurors want to watch … Continue reading →

Defense attorney Bruce Quick told jurors today that only a not guilty verdict would make sense in the child molestation of former YMCA day care worker Jatten Heinen. "There are so many reasonable doubts in this case for each alleged … Continue reading →

The jury has begun deliberating in the case of a 21-year-old former YMCA day care worker accused of molesting or trying to molest four young girls last summer. Closing arguments in Jatten Heinen’s trial finished just before noon today. A … Continue reading →

A prosecutor told jurors there was no possibility a group of four young girls pulled off a conspiracy against their former YMCA day care worker, asking the jury to convict Jatten Heinen. "Don’t be tempted to insert adult theories and … Continue reading →

A crowd of people gathered in the parking lot across the street from the Cass County District Courthouse about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, waiting for Jatten Heinen and his mother to arrive. Hugs were exchanged when the two arrived and a … Continue reading →