A North Dakota man has been charged after a domestic dispute allegedly turned violent.
Earlier this week, authorities in Fargo responded to a call from a woman who claimed she had been stabbed. Police arrived at the apartment around 8:26 p.m. Officers observed two circular cuts near his elbow, as well as other red marks on his chest and neck. The woman, whose name has not been released, told police that a man, Michael David Schaffr, had become angry with her after witnessing her talking loudly to another person.
His relationship with Schaffer is unclear.
Schaffer allegedly began breaking things in the apartment out of frustration before he allegedly pushed her against a wall and choked her for about a minute. The woman claimed that when she asked him to stop, he allegedly grabbed a pair of pliers and stabbed her in the elbow.
An Ammon, Idaho, man was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 6, after he allegedly threw hot soup on his 3-month-old baby and rubbed hot chili oil in a woman’s eyes, police said. Carlos Swearingen has been charged with attempted strangulation, injury to a child, misdemeanor domestic battery without traumatic injury and (…)
After the altercation, Schaffer allegedly left the home, but returned and was discovered by police at the entrance to the apartment building. He was arrested and taken to the Cass County Jail on Thursday, Jan. 22, on charges of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon or other weapon and domestic violence/assault with serious bodily injury.
Schaffer’s arraignment was scheduled for Friday, January 23.
He has denied all the accusations against him and has accused the woman of being the aggressor of the alleged attack.
In the state of North Dakota, aggravated assault is often charged as a Class B or Class C felony, depending on the circumstances and the victim involved. If convicted, penalties could include a maximum sentence of five years behind bars and up to $10,000 in fines. Meanwhile, a first offense domestic violence assault could carry a sentence of up to 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine, he said. Reichert’s Law.
Missouri man Christopher Brayton was recently arrested after police say he broke into a residence he previously shared with his ex-girlfriend before allegedly climbing into her bed and attacking her. Brayton, 31, was charged with domestic assault for his involvement in two separate incidents of domestic violence that took place on two separate days in October (…)
The North Dakota Domestic and Sexual Violence Coalition reported that one in four women and one in 10 men “have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence and/or harassment by an intimate partner and reported an impact related to intimate partner violence in their lifetime.”
This isn’t Schaffer’s first run-in with the police. In 2019, the Metro Street Crime Unit arrested him and four others in connection with the pursuit of a stolen vehicle, for Valley News live.
Andrew John Patrick Collison was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, refusing to stop, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, giving false information to law enforcement and having an open warrant. Other detainees included Linda Lou Poitrawho was also cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Shawn Michael Schwandtwho was arrested for aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and possession of marijuana wax, and James Edward Martinezwho was charged with possession of methamphetamine, ingestion of a controlled substance and possession of criminal drug paraphernalia.
Schaffer, who was 28 at the time, was arrested on an alleged probation violation.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential assistance.