The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that a registered sex offender, Sam Knute Pladson, registered at 1310 11th St. N. in Fargo. Pladson was assessed as a HIGH-RISK offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee. The following information describes Pladson and his offense:
Sam Knute Pladson
33 years old, 5’5”, 170 lbs., green eyes, brown hair
1310 11th St. N.
Fargo, North Dakota
In 2013, Pladson was convicted of First-Degree Sexual Assault in Washington City, Nebraska. Pladson verbally pressured a 13-year-old girl female approximately ten times to send him nude photos of herself.
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