Nicholas Narveson sentenced to 60 years for Grand Forks bar shooting

Narveson Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The man convicted of murdering another inside a Grand Forks bar in 2024 has now learned his fate. Nicholas Narveson was sentenced on August 1, 2025, after he was found guilty of murder and other counts, including terrorizing and reckless endangerment. He received a sentence of 60 years in jail, with 20 of those being suspended. Narveson was found guilty in June 2025 in regard to the Independence Day 2024 shooting at Sledster’…

Nicholas Narveson to serve 40 years in prison for downtown Grand Forks bar murder

GRAND FORKS — Before handing down a decades-long prison sentence to Nicholas Narveson on Friday, Aug. 1, Judge Kristi Venhuizen spoke about Narveson's murder victim — a 53-year-old man who was at a downtown Grand Forks bar, celebrating the Fourth of July. Narveson — who testified during his trial that he was on edge after his neighbor made various alarming comments about things like the mob and being followed — watched James Erwin Jorgenson exit…

Nicholas Narveson sentenced to 60 years for Grand Forks bar shooting

After being found guilty on multiple counts, including murder, for opening fire in a Grand Forks bar, Nicholas Narveson was sentenced on August 1.