Senator’s Son to Change Plea in 2023 Crash That Killed North Dakota Deputy

Senator’s Son to Change Plea in 2023 Crash That Killed North Dakota Deputy
Ian Cramer in a booking photo. McLean County Sheriff's Office via AP
The Associated Press
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BISMARCK, N.D.—The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is expected to change his plea on Friday in connection with a pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy last year.

Ian Cramer, 43, was scheduled to go to trial next week beginning Tuesday for charges of homicide while fleeing a peace officer, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer and drug- and driving-related offenses tied to the Dec. 6, 2023, pursuit and crash death of Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Martin, 53.