Fargo man acquitted of murder, sentenced on other charges

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo man accused of killing his girlfriend by causing her to tumble down a flight of the stairs was acquitted of murder but was convicted of stealing a vehicle and sentenced to prison. A jury on Thursday (April 7, 2022) found 27-year-old Cody Plumlee not guilty of murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in the death of Kirsten Knaus, of Fargo. Plumlee was convicted on a theft of property charge that resulted in Judge Wade Webb handing down a three-year prison term to be followed by two years of probation. Court documents show that Plumlee allegedly pushed Knaus down the stairs after she struck him in the head with a frying pan. The altercation happened during an argument in early December 2020.