Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Nicholas Poitra enters the courtroom for his sentencing on Wednesday, May 29, flanked by Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies and Poitra's attorney, Sam Gereszek.
On the evening of February 19, 2023, Nicholas Poitra, 46, walked into Rindy's Bar in Sheyenne and killed 30-year-old Troyal Thumb less than 10 minutes later.
He then held several bar patrons at gunpoint as he stole a set of car keys, and went on to lead law enforcement on a tense 65-hour-long manhunt.
It wasn't until February 22, when Poitra was spotted on a county road and held at gunpoint by a l...
