ND - Several bodies found at Mandan business, 1 April 2019 *Arrest* #2

[MeadowMuffin]

1 more week to go until the Preliminary Hearing/Arraignment. So strange to not hear anything, no known motive.

 

[ilovechili]

1 more week to go until the Preliminary Hearing/Arraignment. So strange to not hear anything, no known motive.

I agree. Is it still on Tuesday, 05/14 at 3:00? I hope it is covered live.

 

[Seattle1]

*********UPDATE***********

The preliminary hearing has been continued to 8/12/19 - 9AM

Register of Actions
Case No. 30-2019-CR-00326

State of North Dakota vs. Chad Trolon Isaak

Case Type:FelonyDate
Filed:04/05/2019
Location:-- Morton County

05/05/2019 Request Index # 17
Request for expanded media
05/05/2019 Proposed Order Index # 18
Proposed expanded media order from media
05/05/2019 Service Document Index # 19
Certificate of service on Attys R. Quick & Goter
05/08/2019 Stipulation / Agreement Index # 20
Stipulation to Continue
05/08/2019 Proposed Order Index # 21
Order Granting Stipulation to Continue [Gabrielle J. Goter]
05/08/2019 Service Document Index # 22
Certificate of Service on Rob Quick
05/09/2019 Order Index # 23
Granting Continuance - with date
05/13/2019 CANCELED Preliminary Hearing and/or Arraignment (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Hagerty, Gail)
Other
08/12/2019 Preliminary Hearing and/or Arraignment (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Hagerty, Gail)
05/14/2019 Continued to 08/12/2019 - Continuance - Stipulation and Order Filed - Isaak, Chad Trolon; State of North Dakota

 

[ilovechili]

This is May and this is being put out until August? Wow.

 

[MeadowMuffin]

This is May and this is being put out until August? Wow.

I know. Hard to believe it won't be until August. Prosecution has so much evidence, defense needs a lot of time to research, IMO.

 

[tlcya]

I know. Hard to believe it won't be until August. Prosecution has so much evidence, defense needs a lot of time to research, IMO.

If it had happened in my area this thing wouldn't see trial on average for 3 years Glad to see the wheels of justice turning in this case. Wish I understood the whys of it all. What would motivate him?

 

[ilovechili]

I know. Hard to believe it won't be until August. Prosecution has so much evidence, defense needs a lot of time to research, IMO.

If it had happened in my area this thing wouldn't see trial on average for 3 years Glad to see the wheels of justice turning in this case. Wish I understood the whys of it all. What would motivate him?

I get the trials taking years and know it is typical but the length of time until a preliminary is what I do not get. Is or has this been changing? It is generally just for the prosecution to show enough cause and the defense to glean what they can from it.

I wish I understood all of the whys as well.

 

[Seattle1]

Chad Isaak's preliminary hearing in Mandan homicides moved to August

A court hearing for the man accused in four homicides in Mandan has been postponed until this summer.
[...]
He was set for a preliminary hearing Tuesday, where he would enter pleas to his charges. That hearing has been rescheduled to Aug. 12 before South Central District Presiding Judge Gail Hagerty at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan.

Morton County prosecutor Gabrielle Goter said in a court document filed Wednesday the amount of evidence in the case is "extensive," requiring up to 90 days for review.

Court records show Isaak has retained four attorneys in the case.

ETA: Surprised the comment about extensive evidence requiring time to review came from the prosecutor, and not the defense.

 

[ab01]

Chad Isaak's preliminary hearing in Mandan homicides moved to August

A court hearing for the man accused in four homicides in Mandan has been postponed until this summer.
[...]
He was set for a preliminary hearing Tuesday, where he would enter pleas to his charges. That hearing has been rescheduled to Aug. 12 before South Central District Presiding Judge Gail Hagerty at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan.

Morton County prosecutor Gabrielle Goter said in a court document filed Wednesday the amount of evidence in the case is "extensive," requiring up to 90 days for review.

Court records show Isaak has retained four attorneys in the case.

ETA: Surprised the comment about extensive evidence requiring time to review came from the prosecutor, and not the defense.

Yeah that is weird, I imagine that it has to do with being able to supply the defense with all the discovery evidence in a timely manner.

But usually its the defense that complains about that, not the prosecution

poor reporting?

 

[Seattle1]

CI has now retained four attorneys:

Register of Actions
Case No. 30-2019-CR-00326

Attorneys
Defendant Isaak, Chad Trolon
Male
DOB: 1974
[...]

Robert Nicholas Quick
Retained
701-258-7842 x0000(W)

Bruce D Quick
Retained
701-237-6983 x0000(W)

Luke Thomas Heck
Retained
701-356-6389 x0000(W)

Mark Allan Friese
Retained
701-237-6983 x0000(W)

http://publicsearch.ndcourts.gov/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=4208012

ETA: I believe Attorney Bruce Quick is Bob Quick's father.
Also appears that RQ has taken his website down....wouldn't be the first attorney taking flack for defending murderer of several locals. MOO

 

[Seattle1]

05/16/2019 Search Warrant Index # 24
RJR Maintenance / 1106 32nd Ave. SE Mandan ND (G. Hagerty 4/1/2019)

From register of actions - also appears the search warrant dated 4/1/29 was just made record with the court. I'd sure like to see this document....

 

[Kyshoegal]

CI has now retained four attorneys:

Register of Actions
Case No. 30-2019-CR-00326

Attorneys
Defendant Isaak, Chad Trolon
Male
DOB: 1974
[...]

Robert Nicholas Quick
Retained
701-258-7842 x0000(W)

Bruce D Quick
Retained
701-237-6983 x0000(W)

Luke Thomas Heck
Retained
701-356-6389 x0000(W)

Mark Allan Friese
Retained
701-237-6983 x0000(W)

http://publicsearch.ndcourts.gov/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=4208012

ETA: I believe Attorney Bruce Quick is Bob Quick's father.
Also appears that RQ has taken his website down....wouldn't be the first attorney taking flack for defending murderer of several locals. MOO

Does anyone else find this odd that he retained 4 attorney's ? Considering I'm not aware of any considerable wealth he would have to pay these 4, I mean OJ had 3 or 4 but......

 

[asmi106082]

Does anyone else find this odd that he retained 4 attorney's ? Considering I'm not aware of any considerable wealth he would have to pay these 4, I mean OJ had 3 or 4 but......

I wouldn't be surprised if they were all from the same firm. They might have multiple attorneys from one firm representing him as a team.

 

[ilovechili]

Three years in your area? Wow. I have been seeing that a few places and in different states. Nothing wrong with that though as long as justice prevails I guess.

 

[LadyL]

Does anyone else find this odd that he retained 4 attorney's ? Considering I'm not aware of any considerable wealth he would have to pay these 4, I mean OJ had 3 or 4 but......

they're all from this firm:

Criminal Defense Attorney in North Dakota & Minnesota

 

[Rocco]

they're all from this firm:

Criminal Defense Attorney in North Dakota & Minnesota

It appears that they're all from Vogel Law Firm but not in the same city. Robert is in Bismarck and the other three are in Fargo/Moorhead.

What a waste of money. If he only had one attorney, the result is going to be the same.

 

[PastTense]

"Mandan police have deployed sweeping search warrants while they continue to probe why four people were killed two months ago at a local business...

Mandan Police Deputy Chief Lori Flaten said Thursday that police still have no motive in the case. She said the police department's detective division continues to investigate, with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisting as needed. "Maybe we'll never find a motive," said Flaten, who declined to comment on how lack of a motive might affect Isaak's prosecution...

Recently filed court documents in Isaak's case include police search warrants for Fakler's and the Cobbs' Facebook accounts, Isaak's personal and business bank records, as well as location data from Google for unspecified electronic devices...

Isaak is held at the Burleigh Morton Detention Center in Bismarck, pending $1 million cash bond. Burleigh County Maj. Steve Hall, assistant jail administrator, said Isaak has not been disruptive or caused issues in the jail... Isaak's preliminary hearing is set for August in Mandan, when he could enter pleas to his charges."

Motive eludes police as RJR homicide investigation probes Facebook accounts, bank records

 

[Colorado303]

So weird they haven’t uncovered a personal connection yet. Has there been any speculation that someone hired this lowlife to be a hitman?

 

[Simply Southern]

So weird they haven’t uncovered a personal connection yet. Has there been any speculation that someone hired this lowlife to be a hitman?

There is a reason and motive, we just don’t know it, yet.

MOO

 

[ilovechili]

This is a strange one. It was one and still is that I thought a motive would have become apparent in fairly short order. Hmm.