'There Was Blood All Over the Walls': Man Accused of Driving Jeep at Children Slit His Throat in Federal Courtroom After Being Found Guilty
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Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • 3 years ago • 43 commentsBy: Alberto Luperon (MSN)
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A defendant died by suicide in federal court after being found guilty. Authorities did not identify him, but the only trial scheduled at the federal courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota was that of Jeffrey Sahl Ferris, 55, according to local newspaper The Forum.
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A witness who requested anonymity told the outlet that a man was found guilty and it was clear he would face several years in prison. He asked to be let go until sentencing. The judge said no. The defendant asked for 24 hours to handle a child-care matter. The judge said no again.
The defendant then began "fidgeting" with his neck, the witness said.
"His attorney asked him, 'What the hell are you doing?'" she said. "And the guy turned around, and you could see the inside of his neck. He had slit his neck with some object. There was blood all over the walls in the courtroom, and the Marshals had wrestled him to the floor. You could hear him screaming, 'I can't breathe.'"
Law&Crime reached out to Ferris' attorney Ward K. Johnson. A staffer told us the office had no comment.
"I can't remember the last time an event like this happened where somebody was able to smuggle in some contraband into a federal courtroom and die of a self-inflicted wound," FBI spokesman Kevin Smith told the Forum. "Very, very, very odd. Very unusual. We will take our time to get to the bottom of it."
BREAKING: The U.S. Marshals confirm one person is dead after an incident at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Fargo this afternoon. A witness tells VNL during his sentencing hearing, the male defendant stood up & slit his throat w/ what looked like a pen or a plastic shank. pic.twitter.com/azj0C3BLPU
— Bailey Hurley (@BaileyHurleyVNL) May 17, 2021
Ferris faced a case for assault with a dangerous weapon.
Seven boys were hanging out with their dirt bikes and four-wheelers on a field with abandoned buildings on April 24, 2020, according to the FBI affidavit. Without saying anything to them, Ferris sped his Jeep at them, causing them to flee, according to victim statements. One of the boys fell from his dirt bike after hitting a fence. Ferris got out of his vehicle, pulled a gun on him, and began to chew him out. The defendant said he was going to call the police.
The boys said they had never had trouble before on the long-abandoned property, and were never before told they could not ride there. Contrary to victim statements, Ferris said the boys had been vandalizing it, and that they were on the roof. He denied pointing his gun at anyone.
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Two things:
1. Gross.
2. Why kill himself over this? There must be more to the story.
I would think that he was horrifyingly afraid of going to prison, especially if he went and someone were to find out he was there for threatening children.
That makes sense.
The max sentence was 7 years. These were older teens, and the only injury was the one that happened when one of the boys ran into a fence with while riding his dirt bike. I suppose folks have killed themselves for less serious reasons. In light of what happened, I'm glad the judge denied his request for a 24-hour release to take care of a 'child-care matter". Who knows what he had in mind.
That may be true, but if one of the other prisoners found out that he tried harming children, he may not have made it long enough to get out.
tsk, tsk, tsk... scratch another trump voter off the rolls.
Oh, are you clairvoyant now, or is that yet another wild-ass stupid guess?
He's [clairvoyant Deleted] He even knew you were going to post a silly, off-topic comment.
How is a remark directly related to his post now off topic?
Keep your petty insults, please, I don't need them, [Deleted]
In a story that has NOTHING to do with politics, HIS comment was off topic, not mine.
I know he is your fave mod and all, but screw that shit.
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He's not only my favorite mod, he's my favorite husband. [Deleted]
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a 55 year old white dumb ass in north dakota? seriously? he's probably one of them teabag dipshits too.
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I think you meant to say bulls-eye.
It seems more than strange that he would kill himself over this. There could be more to it or he is just crazy.
Better question yet is how did he get a edged weapon or device into the courtroom past security?
In reality, if his lawyer had a metal, refillable pen [and many of them do], he could use something like that.
I think it ended up being a plastic knife, but I'm not certain.
If it was a plastic knife, the throat-slitting was planned. The world is better off without people who do things like that anyway.
I agree.
I've got a multi-stitch scar on my shin from a harmless piece of plastic.
What a dick, someone has to try to clean that up, and the upholstery is ruined.
Blood is not easy to clean up....
... er, how many relationships have you had before the current one?
All three of you are naughty.
However...
Thrawn, I agree. What a flamin' mess.
Ms. Giggs, inquiring minds...
Dev, I'll see you later.
Hydrogen peroxide works wonders.
How does it work on carpet?
Too many to count.
If I had just broken his nose outside....
You know that saying that friends will do something, something, something but good friends will help you bury the bodies?
I'm in need of good friends...
It lifts the blood stain right out. It might need a couple applications of peroxide depending on how large and old the stain is.
Good to know.
One the stain is removed or mostly removed, follow up with a carpet shampoo. Best to use hot water and a good scrubber.
You sound like someone who has done this a few times. Want to get something off your chest?
Count me in!!
Uh, I get nosebleeds a lot. [whispers in my best Mr. Burns voice] Yes, that should do nicely.
I'm pretty sure that his dying thoughts weren't "someones gonna have to clean this up"
Apparently he was just as inconsiderate in death as we was in life.
I'm not so sure about that. He clearly had something to say, and he said it with visuals; the act itself, and the mess he knew it would make. He could just as easily hung himself quietly in his cell.