Grafton  (NDHP)   On Sunday, August 4, at 4:54 P.M. a North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper attempted a traffic stop on a motorist for expired registration on US Highway 81 south of Grafton.  28 year old Julio Mendoza of Grafton, 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 and his whereabouts are currently unknown.

The report says, Mendoza turned himself in Monday night at the Walsh County Law Enforcement Center.  He has been taken into custody and has been charged accordingly.