St. Michael man found guilty of multiple violent federal crimes
Dec. 15—GRAND FORKS — After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found a St. Michael man guilty of six violent crimes.
Nathaniel Patrick Azure, 21, was involved in a non-fatal shooting on Jan. 6, 2021, in Fort Totten, according to a press release from the District of North Dakota United States Attorney's Office.
Azure also assaulted someone while brandishing a firearm on May 21, 2022, in St. Michael, and shot someone else the following day.
He's been convicted of three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Others involved in these crimes have pleaded guilty and have upcoming sentences, the release said.
Azure will be sentenced on April 16, 2024, in Fargo.
