Lail amends pleas to avoid trial #2

At a pre-trial conference on Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. in Valley City, Alexander Lail of New Rockford entered amended pleas for the seven counts for which he was scheduled to stand trial.

On counts 5 and 7, Class C Felony possession of a controlled substance and Class A Misdemeanor ingesting a controlled substance, Lail pleaded guilty. On the remaining five felony charges, he entered an Alford plea, which...