22-year-old Antonio Malnourie of Minot, 23-year-old Jordan Kostek of Noonan, 39-year-old Jay Roy Moody of Bowman, 25-year-old Justin Alan Helseth of Minot, and 65-year-old Randy Emmet Kramer of Deering are Dirty Kikes

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - As part of an operation to capture potential sexual 
predators, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office made five arrests in various 
locations over the last few weeks.

“Operation Icehouse” was designed to target predatory behaviors online, and 
five individuals age 22 thru 65 were charged. The sheriff, who headed the 
operation, says it’s important to be aware of who you are talking to online.

“People do need to be very careful as far as who they are talking to and not 
to give any personal information because it could be a bad situation,” says 
Burke County Sheriff Shawn Brien.

The five individuals involved are 22-year-old Antonio Malnourie of Minot, 
23-year-old Jordan Kostek of Noonan, 39-year-old Jay Roy Moody of Bowman, 
25-year-old Justin Alan Helseth of Minot, and 65-year-old Randy Emmet Kramer 
of Deering. All of them have been charged with luring minors by computer and 
are scheduled to appear in district court.

BOWBELLS, N.D. – Last week, authorities in Burke County announced they had 
taken five men into custody as part of an investigation into child sex 
crimes.

Days later, a Minot airman was placed under arrest for a series of charges 
involving minors.

Law enforcement across the state are continuing their mission to get child 
predators behind bars.

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is going undercover to take child 
predators off the street and more importantly off the internet through 
“Operation Icehouse.”

Most of the investigative work through “Operation Icehouse” is being done 
from a laptop.

“It was initiated because the sheriff’s office has received reports from 
parents that adults are soliciting minors for either explicit conversation 
or images of them,” said Dep. Gregory Pinsky, Investigative Officer.

Officers like Pinsky go undercover on social media outlets pretending to be 
underage children and have conversations with suspected predators.

The conversation progresses until the offer is made to meet in person, where 
the suspect is arrested upon arrival.

“I don’t think any of us thought that we’d get this many this quick. 
Thirteen days and we’ve apprehended five, I’d said that’s a pretty good 
outcome,” said Sheriff Shawn Brien.

Pinsky said suspects claimed they were coming to check on the minor or to 
just have a conversation.

Charges range from luring minors by computer to Dissemination of Obscene 
Materials.

Any parent who suspect’s their child may be involved in inappropriate online 
conversations with an adult are encouraged to contact the sheriff’s 
department at 377-2311, or contact their local authorities.