North Dakota Lawyer Files $6M Lawsuit Against Judge and Police
Henry H. Howe, 78, a longtime defense attorney in Grand Forks, has filed a lawsuit against one judge, one sheriff’s deputy and two special agents with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Howe accuses them of “fabricating evidence and giving false testimony in a high-profile case” and is seeking $6 million in damages, reports C.S. Hagaen on INFORUM.
Howe was “arrested during a meeting inside the Walsh County Courthouse on Jan. 30, 2014, and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and later with criminal conspiracy to tamper with a witness.”
“Although the charges against Howe were dismissed, the lawsuit alleges he suffered irreparable harm from the coordinated or reckless actions of Whelan, BCI agents Steven Gilpin and Scott Kraft, and Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Deputy Delicia Glaze.”
