Man Who Caused Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Internet, Cable Lines in Fargo Sentenced | The mighty 790 KFGO

Timothy Windels (Cass Co. Jail)

FARGO (KFGO) – A man who caused thousands of dollars in damage to Internet and cable lines in Fargo in August was sentenced to 180 days in jail.

Timothy Windels pleaded guilty and admitted to using an angle grinder to cut Midco lines at seven locations around Fargo, causing significant outages to residential and business customers.

Windels was arrested on August 28 and had an angle grinder with him.

Some of the businesses affected were Community Family Market, Rodeway Inn, Northwest Pipe Fittings and Larson Welding and Machine Company. Windels was also seen manipulating an electrical box at the federal courthouse in north Fargo.

Windels has been in the Cass County Jail since his arrest and has been given credit for time served. After his release, he will be placed on probation for a year and a half and must also pay nearly $4,000 in restitution and fines.