Minot Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Fatal Bar Shooting Case
Minot, North Dakota – North Central District Court Judge Gary Lee addressed that determining sentences in murder cases is one of the most difficult tasks a judge faces. This statement was made during the sentencing of Justin Charles McDermott, a Minot man who had previously pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting of another man outside a Minot bar in December 2022. At the sentencing hearing, Ward County State’s Attorney Roza Larson requested a life sentence …