Fargo, ND Man Indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on August 1, 2024, Kadar Udai Pearson, appeared in federal court at an initial appearance and arraignment hearing. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota unsealed an Indictment revealing that a federal grand jury indicted Pearson on the charge of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Specifically, on June 5, 2024, the Fargo Police Department identified and arrested Kadar Pearson near the Arbors apartment complex. Pearson was in possession of a loaded pistol. At the time, Pearson was an inmate on escape status with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, under a sentence imposed in October 2023, for his felony convictions of Possession with Intent to Deliver Fentanyl and Theft of a Firearm.

The Indictment in this case is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. PSN is based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

This case is being investigated by the Fargo Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jake Rodenbiker and Trial Attorney Alyssa Levey-Weinstein in the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section of the Criminal Division at the United States Department of Justice.

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