UPDATE 12/15/2022 @ 10:00 PM: Suspect has been apprehended. Please refer to the most recent press release for updated information. UPDATE 12/15/2022 @ 11 am: The Williams County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Murder (AA Felony) for Jacob Long. Long remains at-large and we continue to request the public’s assistance with obtaining … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2022 For more information, contact Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us WILLISTON, N.D. (November 14, 2022) – On November 13, 2022, at approximately 12:43 am, Williams County Deputies and members of the Williston Police Department responded to a report of an assault with a knife at CHI St. Alexius Hospital … Continued
UPDATE – November 1, 2022 On November 1, 2022, the North Dakota Medical Examiners Office contacted the Williams County Sheriff’s Office to report that the unidentified body found north of Williston on October 28, 2022 has been confirmed as 51-year-old Leonard Higdon. Dental records were used for the positive identification of Higdon. Manner of death … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2022 For more information, contact Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Williams County Sheriff’s Office apprehends suspect after vehicle, foot pursuit WILLISTON, N.D. (September 12, 2022) – On Sunday, September 11, 2022, at approximately 8 am, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to assist the Williston Police Department with … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2022 For more information, contact: Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Williston, N.D., (June 21, 2022) – The Williams County Sheriff’s Office received a call on June 19, 2022, regarding an incident involving a shooting in rural Williams County. Upon arrival on the scene, Deputies found that Leslie Anne … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2022 For more information, contact: Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Sheriff’s Office arrests adult male for possession of child pornography Williston, N.D., (January 24, 2022) – On January 5, 2022, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office began investigating 50-year-old Thomas Stidd of Williston for possessing child pornography. … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2022 For more information, contact: Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Sheriff’s Office responds to suspicious individual Williston, N.D., (January 10, 2022) – On January 9, 2022, at approximately 10:49 pm, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lukenbill Estates in Missouri Ridge Township, Williams County for … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 30, 2021 For more information, contact: Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Sheriff’s Office responds to report of gunshot wound Williston, N.D., (December 30, 2021) – On December 30, 2021 at approximately 12:05 pm the Williams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of 141st Avenue NW and 45th Street NW … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 For more information, contact: Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Sheriff’s Office responds to drowning in the Little Muddy River Williston, N.D., (May 18, 2021) – On May 17, 2021, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported drowning in the Little Muddy River near 135th … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 For more information, contact: Williams County Sheriff’s Office 701-577-7700 sheriff@co.williams.nd.us Sheriff’s Office makes arrest of 28-year-old male for Gross Sexual Imposition Williston, N.D., (May 18, 2021) – On May 12, 2021, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office received a report of sexual abuse of a minor female. After … Continued
