FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Williams County Sheriff’s Office
701-577-7700
sheriff@co.williams.nd.us
UPDATE 5/13/2025 @ 6:00 PM: With the assistance of the Williams County SWAT Team and the Northwest Crisis Negotiations Team, Ian Patrick Stewart, 36, has been taken into custody. He will be transported to the Williams County Correctional Center. Charges are pending.
Roads to Fort Union have been reopened, however the site remains closed through tomorrow, 5/14/2025, and the public are asked to continue to avoid the general area as the investigation is ongoing. There is no danger to the public.
The Williams County Sheriff’s Office will provide a final update once charges are finalized.
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UPDATE 5/13/2025 @ 1:40 PM: The Williams County Sheriff’s Office, alongside several other agencies, is involved in the ongoing response to a barricaded subject situation in the 15000 Block of Hwy 1804 in Buford Township.
The Northwest Crisis Negotiations Team is actively utilizing verbal crisis management techniques to de-escalate the subject, who is currently located within the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. Law enforcement was notified at approximately 8 am CT this morning for a call for service regarding a disturbance. The first responding Deputy arrived at 8:14 am; staff and visitors had safely vacated the property. The site, and the road to the site, remains closed. No injuries have been reported and there is no immediate danger to the surrounding area.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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Public Asked to Avoid 15000 Block of Hwy 1804
WILLISTON, N.D. (May 13, 2025): Due to heavy law enforcement presence in area of the 15000 block of Highway 1804 in Buford Township, the public are asked to avoid the area at this time. An active investigation is underway. No additional information will be provided at this time. The Williams County Sheriff’s Office will provide an update once the area is clear for public access.
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