Man accused of raping woman at homeless camp near Red River

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A man is facing several felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at a camp near the Red River in Fargo.

Kedrick Baker is charged with gross sexual imposition, attempted gross sexual imposition, felonious restraint, preventing arrest, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.

According to court documents filed in Cass County, police were called to the bike path area between the Main Avenue bridge and NP Avenue bridge around 6:00 pm on August 3. Dispatchers said the caller was not providing information, but they could hear a woman screaming in the background.

Police arrived on scene and say they saw a black male with his pants and underwear down, on top of a woman laying on the ground. Officers say they announced they were with Fargo Police and Baker started yelling and walking toward them aggressively.

Court records say an officer drew his gun and gave Baker commands to show his hands and get on the ground. The officer says Baker continued to approach him aggressively.

“Kedrick stated multiple times while flexing and walking towards me that he was not going to get on the ground,” the officer wrote in court records.

The officer holstered his firearm and drew a taser. Police say the taser was discharged after Baker continued to ignore officers’ commands. The officer says Baker ripped the taser probes off and continued toward him. Baker ends up getting tased three times before finally sitting on the ground.

Officers say they found the woman laying on the ground, partially unclothed and still crying. According to court records, the victim says Baker followed her from the NP Avenue bridge. She says she had seen him before, but did not know him. She says she threw a rock at Baker to get him to stop following her.

The woman told officers that Baker assaulted her and tried to suffocate her, saying he was on top of her for at least 15 minutes. She says she started screaming because she didn’t know what else to do, court records state.

Police also interviewed a friend of the victim who was reportedly nearby. She says she heard the victim screaming, but she “kept going quiet.” She also told officers she heard the victim yell “get off of me.”

Baker and the female victim were both taken from the scene by separate ambulances. The woman was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. Court records say a rape kit was done and the victim possibly had broken ribs from the incident.

Baker was taken to a different hospital and medically cleared before being taken to the Cass County Jail.

Valley News Live previously reported on Kedrick Baker in 2021. At that time, he was charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly following women and groping them at a grocery store in Moorhead.

Clay County Court records show he was convicted on one count of 5th degree criminal sexual conduct in April of 2024. He was sentenced to serve 275 days in the Clay County Jail, but given credit for 224 days already served, so ended up serving about 50 more days in jail. The second charge was dismissed.

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