Assault

BEMIDJI -- A Cass Lake man charged with third-degree assault after allegedly breaking another man’s wrist and jaw pleaded not guilty Monday, Jan. 9. Michael Anthony Kingbird, 46, was charged with the assault in September. He was arrested Sept. 13 after officers responded to a report...

WILLMAR, Minn. – A Willmar man, high on methamphetamine, allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and attempted to strangle her because he believed ghosts were telling the woman to kill him. Avaran Sambrando Elizondo, 39, was charged Oct. 4 with felonies for second-degree assault,...

BEMIDJI—A Bemidji man accused of hitting and stomping a woman and taking her purse and cell phone—and who was originally charged with one count of simple robbery—pleaded guilty to one count of domestic assault Thursday. Gerome James Winkler, 25, pleaded not guilty...

BEMIDJI -- A Cass Lake man faces charges of third-degree assault after allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat, breaking his wrist and jaw. Michael Anthony Kingbird, 46, was arrested at about 2:42 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence...

BEMIDJI--An adult male was injured Saturday after an assault with a hatchet in Cass County, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault at about 12:58 a.m. Saturday. Officers arrived on the scene and found...

BEMIDJI -- A woman who police say used a glass beer bottle to hit another woman in the face made her first appearance Tuesday in court. Bail for Onawa Winona Dunn, 41, of Bemidji, was set at $25,000 with no conditions and $15,000 with conditions, including no contact with the alleged...

MONTEVIDEO, Minn. -- A Montevideo father who reported his 6-month-old baby as unresponsive to emergency services is now facing multiple assault charges for suspected involvement in the baby's medical emergency. According to a criminal complaint, Nicholas Ray Schmitz, 29, told emergency...

WHITE EARTH—A Mahnomen woman accused of breaking into a man's home and stabbing him in March has entered pleas to felony charges in Clearwater County District Court. Serena Oppegard, 41, was facing felony first-degree burglary of an occupied dwelling and second-degree assault...