MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) – The FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office is conducting an investigation into the death that took place Monday in a courtroom at the Federal Courthouse in Fargo.
Following a guilty verdict and after the jury left the courtroom, 55-year-old Jeffrey Ferris of Belcourt, North Dakota used an easily concealable instrument to take his own life. Ferris died in the courtroom.
Ferris had been found guilty of reckless endangerment, terrorizing, and use of a firearm in relation to a felony crime of violence. The mandatory minimum sentence was seven years in federal prison. Ferris was found not guilty of eight counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.
The FBI will determine whether there was any violation of federal criminal laws. Any violations would be reviewed by the US Attorney’s Office.
The U.S. Marshal’s Service is responsible for security of the courthouse in Fargo.
The agency will review security procedures in the building.
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