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Yahoo
16 hours ago
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Jamestown man involved in standoff facing multiple felony charges
Jun. 19—JAMESTOWN — A 30-year-old man who was involved in an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, June 18, at Western Park Village is facing felony charges in Southeast District Court in Jamestown. Jacob Lee Schmitt, Jamestown, is facing charges of terrorizing, prohibited/possess firearm, preventing arrest or discharge of other duties, child neglect, prohibited acts A/controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia, Class C felonies, ingesting a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor. Bail was set at either $10,000 cash or a $25,000 surety bond. Schmitt was in custody in the Stutsman County Correctional Center as of 5 p.m. Thursday, June 19. Schmitt is accused of threatening to harm an individual by burning her on a cross, possessing and/or controlling a firearm after being convicted of a felony in the last five years, creating a substantial risk of bodily injury to a public servant or to anyone except himself or employing means justifying or requiring substantial force to overcome resistance to affecting an arrest or discharge of duty, child neglect, possessing methamphetamine and items used with methamphetamine with previous convictions in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 and ingesting methamphetamine on June 18 and hitting a child in the face with his elbow on June 17. The Jamestown Police Department responded to a report of a female resident who was not feeling safe in her home at 1818 Western Park Village at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, June 18. Court documents say Schmitt came to the residence a "couple days" before Wednesday to see his child and refused to leave. The woman said Schmitt was using narcotics "very heavily" and he had not slept for four days. Schmitt told a Jamestown police officer that he would "burn" the woman on a cross and called her a "witch," court documents say. Jamestown police officers tried to make contact with Schmitt but he refused to speak with law enforcement and retreated further inside the residence, barricading himself in a back room, said Maj. Justin Blinsky, assistant chief of police for the city of Jamestown. Four occupants were evacuated from the home but Schmitt took a 2-year-old child with him to the back room, Blinsky said. The woman told a Jamestown police officer that the back room had three to four firearms that Schmitt had access to, court documents say. The James Valley Special Operations Team was activated at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday to help minimize safety risks, Blinsky said. The Jamestown Police Department asked residents of Western Park Village to shelter in place, which was lifted after Schmitt was arrested. Blinksky said police were able to communicate with Schmitt while he was inside the residence, but he refused to comply with police requests to come outside or to assist the child in leaving the residence. At about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, the James Valley Special Operations Team entered the home, removed the child and took Schmitt into custody. A Class C felony is punishable by five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by 360 days in prison and a $3,000 fine. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by 30 days in prison and a $1,500 fine.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Two women charged with financial fraud
In two unrelated cases, two area women are charged with felonies in relation to financial fraud. Peggy Riddle, 73, of 226 Charles Riddle Road, north of Sanford, was arrested Feb. 21 for allegedly exploiting the trust of an elderly or disabled person by obtaining $200,000 from Dorothy Hayes with intent to deprive. The offense allegedly occurred on Dec. 7, 2018, according to eCourts. Riddle was released on a $200,000 unsecured bond. Danielle Pickard Cockrum, 49, of 2099 Plainfield Church Road, northeast of Siler City, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense. The offense allegedly occurred Jan. 11, 2023. Cockrum was arrested June 6, 2023 and released on a promise to appear in court. She was indicted May 13, 2024 for allegedly opening an account with Dogwood State Bank and transferring $26,849 knowing that she did not have the funds. A Dogwood State Bank is located at 2222 Jefferson Davis Highway in Tramway. Both women have administrative hearings set for June 30 in Lee County Superior Court.
CBS News
09-06-2025
- CBS News
2 charged in shots fired incident outside Burnsville High School
Two 18-year-old men face felony charges for their alleged involvement in an attempted shooting outside Burnsville High School after a graduation ceremony. Police were already at the school Friday night for "security and crowd control," a criminal complaint said, when two groups began "arguing and flashing gang signs towards each other." Around 8:30 p.m., police heard gunshots near the high school and went to investigate. Bystanders pointed officers to a nearby vehicle, inside of which were the two men now charged. Inside the car, police found a handgun with an extended magazine and a bullet casing, the complaint states. Two more bullet casings were found on the street nearby, and a vehicle in the area had a bullet in one of its headlights. Witnesses said one of the men charged was driving the car when someone in a leopard print jacket approached the passenger side and talked with the occupants. When the person in the jacket tried to punch the car, witnesses said, someone pointed a gun out of the passenger's side window and started shooting. No one was hurt, police said. Both men charged denied firing the gun, but according to the complaint, a nickname used by someone at the scene identified one of the men as the shooter. Both men are charged with two counts of drive-by shooting, a criminal complaint shows. One also faces a second-degree assault charge, and the other is charged with two additional counts of aiding an offender. Four people in total were arrested after the incident, which prompted a large law enforcement response. Note: The video above originally aired June 7, 2025.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged in Seattle armed robbery, $45K Rolex watch stolen
The Brief Deionte Hunter, 28, faces felony charges in connection to an armed robbery and car prowl in Seattle. Hunter has a lengthy criminal history, including identity theft and firearm possession. He is being held on $378,000 bail and will be arraigned on June 16. SEATTLE - The man accused of robbing an elderly man at gunpoint in Seattle in April faces felony charges, as well as charges from another criminal case in Bellevue. Deionte Hunter, 28, appeared in court Tuesday for first-degree robbery and residential burglary, stemming from an alleged home invasion robbery back in April. He also appeared in court on Monday in connection to a car prowling in Seattle's Seward Park neighborhood. The backstory According to court documents, Hunter and two others followed a victim into his home garage in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood on April 8. Hunter and an accomplice held a gun to the victim's throat and demanded his wallet and his $45,000 Rolex watch before speeding away, according to court documents. Police served a search warrant at Hunter's home in May and say they recovered a firearm. Hunter has an extensive criminal history, with 10 felony convictions for identity theft, unlawful possession of a firearm, money laundering, burglary, organized retail theft, eluding police and theft. He also has a felony conviction for possession of stolen property in Snohomish County, two juvenile felony adjudications for residential burglary and criminal escape, and yet another criminal escape conviction in Wyoming. He was also in King County Superior Court on charges of first- and second-degree identity theft, and unlawful possession of a firearm, in connection to a car prowling and identity theft case in Bellevue. Dig deeper In that case, Bellevue police say Hunter and an accomplice, 31-year-old Charelle Dale, were caught on surveillance video using the stolen credit/debit cards from the victim of a Seattle car break-in that happened on April 22. The two were spotted making multiple purchases at stores in downtown Bellevue, including at Nordstrom, The North Face and Canada Goose in the Bellevue Square Mall. Hunter also has a bench warrant for failing to appear in Federal Way Municipal Court for a third, unrelated set of charges. Hunter is currently being held on $378,000 bail, and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 16. The Source Information in this story comes from court records obtained from King County Superior Court. Bodies of 3 missing Wenatchee, WA girls found, father wanted for murder 'I am in a lot of pain': Lakewood, WA mass shooting survivors being released from hospitals Alaska Airlines announces nonstop flight from Seattle to Rome WATCH: TikTok video of woman digging for geoduck in WA goes viral Carnation fed up with traffic from Remlinger Farms concerts To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
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Lee's Summit shooting puts spotlight on Missouri's growing domestic violence crisis
A domestic violence call in Lee's Summit escalated into a police shooting Sunday night , and authorities are now searching for the man accused of pulling the trigger. Thomas Tolbert, 27, is wanted on five felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer. The incident began when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call .
