WILLMAR, Minn. (KFGO/WJON) – A St. Cloud man is accused of traveling to Willmar and assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
Willmar police say at about 6:15 p.m. Thursday they were called to a home in the 400 block of 8th Street Southwest on a report of an assault.
Officers arrived to find a 41-year-old woman with injuries. The woman is the owner of the home and when she came home from work, she found her 45-year-old estranged boyfriend from St. Cloud inside.
The victim told police the man held her down, attempted to strangle her, punched her multiple times, and slammed her head against the floor. The victim also believed the man had some type of edged weapon.
Officers learned that the man was still inside the home. Officers found the suspect barricaded in a closet and had information he may be armed with a knife.
The man was wanted on two felony warrants for fleeing a police officer and a controlled substance crime. Officers attempted to negotiate and de-escalate the situation, but the suspect remained enraged and violent. Due to the violent behavior of the suspect and being barricaded in the home, the Willmar Police Department SWAT team was called in. Continued negotiations were unsuccessful.
The Willmar police department SWAT team used chemical irritants to bring the suspect under control and arrest him. He was medically cleared and then brought to the Kandiyohi County Jail.
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