GRAND FORKS, ND (AP)-- A Michigan man convicted of fatally stabbing his friend in a North Dakota oil patch crew camp is appealing his murder conviction.
Thirty-three-year-old Ryan Anderson is appealing his conviction in the death of 32-year-old Christopher King. Both men came from Iron River, Michigan.
A jury in August found Anderson guilty of killing King in March 2013. Anderson was sentenced this month to 20 years in prison.
The Williston Herald reports that Anderson has maintained his innocence, saying he stabbed King to death in self-defense. Authorities say the attack was part of an alcohol-fueled dispute at a crew camp between Ray and Tioga, northeast of Williston.
Anderson's trial was moved to Grand Forks after his attorney successfully argued he couldn't get a fair trial in Williams County.
