Grafton Man Turns Himself In Following Search

 Photo courtesy of the North Dakota Highway Patrol

A 28-year-old Grafton man has turned himself in following a more than 24 hour search.

Julio Mendoza turned himself in Monday night at the Walsh County Law Enforcement Center in Grafton, and was taken into custody and will be charged accordingly, the North Dakota Highway Patrol says.

On Sunday, at 4:54 p.m., a North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper attempted a traffic stop on Mendoza for expired registration on US Highway 81 south of Grafton.  He fled the scene on foot after stopping his motor vehicle and entered a building associated with Campbell Farms. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Walsh County law enforcement secured the scene and conducted a search of the building. Mendoza was not located.