Suspect wanted by Fargo police since August nabbed early Tuesday after tip

Robin Heinonen (Photo; Fargo Police Dept.)

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police caught a suspect they’ve been searching for since August early Tuesday morning.

At 3am a tip came into police dispatch that 31-year old Robin Heinonen, who was wanted on several outstanding warrants, was at an apartment building on the 1800 block of 42nd St. S.

Officers were in communication with someone inside the same apartment unit as Heinonen via text. As police opened the apartment door and gave commands from the doorway, Heinonen fled the apartment via the balcony. He leaped from the third floor down onto the second floor balcony, then to the ground, and an attempted to flee on foot but K9 Uno was utilized and quickly tracked Heinonen down, allowing officers to apprehend him.

Heinonen was transferred to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries he suffered from his jump from the balcony and leg laceration from the K9.

Heinonen, of Fargo, was arrested for outstanding Cass County warrants including gross sexual imposition, terrorizing, aggravated assault, fleeing from police, criminal mischief, and simple assault.