Cody Plumlee listens to closing arguments during his trial in Cass County District Court on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (Forum News Service, media pool)
FARGO (KFGO) – A district court jury in Fargo has found a Fargo man not guilty of murder in the death of his girlfriend.
29-year-old Cody Plumlee was convicted on lesser counts of theft, reckless driving, and giving false information to police. Judge Wade Webb sentenced Plumlee to three years in prison followed by two years of probation.
Plumlee was accused of pushing his girlfriend down a flight of stairs in December 2020. He claimed that he was defending himself after she struck him in the head with a frying pan. Kirsten Knaus died about two weeks later.
The jury was made up of 11 women and one man. Deliberations lasted about seven hours.
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