GUILTY ND - Jack Sjol, 58, Williston, 24 April 2013

A 58-year-old man has disappeared and officers have not ruled out foul play.

The Williams County Sheriff's Office is investigating the disappearance of Williston man Jack Sjol, according to a press release. Sjol has been missing since April 24. Contact the sheriff's office with any information at 701-577-7700.

The Williston Police Department, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, North Dakota Highway Patrol and Northwest Narcotics Task Force are assisting in the investigation.

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A ground and air search was suspended Tuesday in the case of a Williston man who has been missing since April 24 in what police describe as a scene of violent confrontation at his ranch property.

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In a plea reminiscent of the oil patch’s most publicized disappearance, the Sjol family is asking area landowners to keep an eye out for and report anything unusual on their property.

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jwpmoyer said:

3:04 p.m.: Murder charges have been filed against Ryan Lee Stensaker, 33, a Class AA felony for intentionally causing the death of another human being.

The release from the Williams County Sheriff's Office says Stensaker shot Jack Sjol one or more times, causing death.

http://www.willistonherald.com/news...cle_5bb702dc-bce0-11e2-87e6-0019bb2963f4.html

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Ryan Stensaker is accused in the killing of Jack Sjol in April 2013. Stensaker, 33, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, a Class AA felony.

His trial was scheduled to start next week in Williston. Judge David Nelson ruled Thursday to move the trial to Ellendale because of publicity surrounding the case. The trial will now start Dec. 9...

Stensaker faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if he's convicted.

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Bond for a woman charged with hindering law enforcement and bail jumping in relation to the death of Jack Sjol has been reduced from $100,000 to $5,000.

Bond for 29-year-old Amber Rae Jensen was reduced Monday during a Northwest District Court hearing...

Isaac Steen, 31, was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison in April. He was charged with a Class C felony for hindering law enforcement with knowledge of the alleged crimes of Ryan Stensaker.

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The trial for a man charged with murder in the shooting death of a Williston rancher is set to begin Tuesday in the Ward County Courthouse in Minot.

Prosecutors believe Ryan Lee Stensaker, 33, of Williston shot 58-year-old Jack Sjol with a .300 caliber rifle in the head and chest in April of 2013. It’s possible that it was a hit ordered by the outlaw motorcycle gang the Sons of Silence, according to earlier pre-trial testimony in the case, although the victim’s family doesn’t believe it’s true...

Stensaker was one of six people originally charged in connection with the murder.

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