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BISMARCK MAN SENTENCED FO MORTON COUNTY CHILD SEX CRIMES
February 17, 2021
Bismarck Tribune
A Bismarck man serving a 30-year sentence for child sex crimes in Burleigh County entered an Alford plea Wednesday to similar charges in Morton County and was sentenced.
Russell Walbert, 65, was ordered to spend 461 days in prison and five years on probation upon his release. South Central District Judge James Hill gave Walbert credit for 461 days served. Hill suspended the rest of a 15-year prison term. One of the two charges against Walbert was dismissed, court documents show. Defense attorney Garrett Ludwig did not immediately