(BINFORD, ND) – Newly released court documents are shedding light on the circumstances surrounding filing of domestic terrorism charges against a Griggs County man.
In documents obtained by Flag Family Media News, Griggs County Sheriff Amberly Michaelis informed Chief Deputy Danielle Bjorlie of information from a citizen of Binford of a threat to the water supply in Binford. The information was related to cyanide.
The citizen, who was not named in court documents, explained that they spoke to the suspect, Matthew Bakke, and the suspect said he had cyanide and ‘was going to put it in Binford’s water supply ‘before it all goes down for him.’’ Bakke was due in court in late January for a revocation hearing.
Authorities obtained a search warrant for the location where the citizen was told Bakke had stored the cyanide. Chief Deputy Bjorlie searched the garage and found a wooden crate that had the word ‘shells’ on it. Other officers were called to witness the opening of the crate. A subsequent opening of the crate found three-and-one-quarter cloth bags with red writing on it and the words ‘poison’ and ‘sebesta’s 5# bags (of various rodent) bait.
If convicted, Bakke faces a maximum of five years in jail, a $10,000 fine or both.
