St. Thomas man sentenced for Walsh County incident

A St. Thomas man was sentenced on six of eight Class C felonies he was charged with Monday, July 7, in Northeast District Court in Grafton.

The charges against Andrew Arlen “Andy” Mattson stemmed from a bizarre incident that occurred on September 30, 2025, on North Dakota Highway 81 just north of Minto.

Mattson was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Highway 81 when he assaulted a family member wh…