Former Bison Football Player Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Charges

Former Bison football player sentenced on drug trafficking charges

By Justin Betti and Erick George, Valley News Live   FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A former NDSU Bison football player was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges. Colter Pritchard was sentenced to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release and fined $200 for “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distributing a controlled substance” as well as “possession with intent to distr…

Former Bison football player sentenced to 5 years for cocaine trafficking

FARGO — A former walk-on to the Bison football team who was part of the 2015 National Championship squad was sentenced Thursday to serve five years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. Colter Pritchard, 30, of Langdon, N.D., and Phoenix, was stopped by law enforcement on Interstate 29 south of Fargo on Feb. 14, 2024. A search of Pritchard's car turned up a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun and more than 5 kilograms, or 10 p…