A North Dakota man has been charged after a home dispute allegedly turned violent.
Earlier this week, authorities in Fargo responded to a name from a lady who claimed she’d been stabbed. Police arrived on the house round 8:26 p.m. at evening. Officers noticed there have been two round cuts close to her elbow, in addition to different pink marks on her chest and neck. The girl — whose identify has not been launched — reportedly advised police {that a} man, Michael David Schaffer, had grow to be indignant along with her after he had witnessed her speaking loudly with one other particular person.
Her relationship with Schaffer is unclear.
Schaffer allegedly started breaking objects within the house out of frustration earlier than he reportedly shoved her towards a wall and choked her for round one minute. The girl claimed that when she requested him to cease, he allegedly grabbed a pair of pliers and stabbed them into her elbow.
Following the altercation, Schaffer allegedly left the house, however he returned and was found by police within the entryway to the house constructing. He was arrested and dropped at Cass County Jail on Thursday, January 22, charged with aggravated assault with a harmful weapon or different weapon and home violence/assault with a severe bodily harm.
Schaffer’s arraignment was scheduled for Friday, January 23.
He has denied all allegations towards him and accused the girl of being the aggressor within the alleged assault.
Within the state of North Dakota, aggravated assault is commonly charged as a Class B or Class C felony relying on the circumstances and the sufferer concerned. If discovered responsible, penalties might embrace a max sentence of 5 years behind bars and as much as $10,000 in fines. In the meantime, a primary offense of home violence assault might end in a sentence of as much as 30 days in jail and a $1,500 wonderful, in keeping with Reichert Regulation.
Missouri man Christopher Brayton was not too long ago arrested after police say he broke right into a residence he beforehand shared together with his ex-girlfriend earlier than allegedly climbing into her mattress and attacking her. Brayton, 31, was charged with home assault for his involvement in two separate home violence incidents that came about on two totally different days in October, […]
The North Dakota Home & Sexual Violence Coalition reported that one in 4 ladies, and one in 10 males “have skilled contact sexual violence, bodily violence, and/or stalking by an intimate accomplice and reported an intimate accomplice violence-related influence throughout their lifetime.”
This isn’t Schaffer’s first run-in with police. In 2019, Metro Avenue Crime Unit arrested him and 4 others in reference to the seek for a stolen car, per Valley Information Reside.
Andrew John Patrick Collison was taken into custody on expenses for marijuana possession, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, refusing to halt, possession of a stolen motorized vehicle, giving false data to legislation enforcement and for having an open warrant. Others arrested included Linda Lou Poitra, who was additionally cited for possession of medication and drug paraphernalia, Shawn Michael Schwandt, who was arrested for aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and possession of marijuana wax, and James Edward Martinez, who was charged with possession of meth, ingesting a managed substance, and misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession.
Schaffer, who was 28 years previous on the time, was taken into custody for an alleged probation violation.
When you or somebody is experiencing home violence, please name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential assist.
