Photo: Stutsman County Correctional Center

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Jamestown Police were dispatched to the 1600 block of 11 Ave NE, to investigate a report of a domestic assault which had just occurred just before 11 PM Sunday.

Police say the female victim reported she had been cut by the female suspect with a knife in her leg, and had also received death threats from her. The victim told dispatchers she had locked herself and her infant child in a bedroom at the residence and was currently unable to get out of the residence, as the suspect was also still inside.

Jamestown Police Officers arrived on the scene and made an immediate forced entry into the apartment. Officers were able to evacuate the 34-year-old victim and her infant child, after entry was made. The female victim and her child were provided medical aid and the victim was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries from her knife wound. Officers determined the victim and suspect know one another and are currently in a domestic relationship.

The female suspect remained inside the apartment and had barricaded herself in a different portion of the apartment. The suspect began threatening self-harm with a knife. Officers continued to communicate with the female suspect, trying to get her to come out of the apartment safely. After receiving verification from the victim that no one else was inside the residence, officers set up a perimeter and continued to communicate with the female suspect through the breached apartment door.

At approximately 11:34, the female suspect walked toward Officers standing in the hallway, while holding the knife in her hand and she refused orders stop or to put the knife down. Officers were forced to use a less-lethal weapon to deploy a less-lethal bean bag projectile at her. The less-lethal projectile was effective as it struck the female suspect and it stopped her from further advancing toward officers. The suspect went back inside the apartment.

Crisis Negotiators from the James-Valley Special Operations Team were called to the scene and continued communications with the female suspect.

At 1:42 AM after lengthy negotiations, the female suspect complied with lawful orders to put down the knife and to come out of the apartment. She was taken into custody without further incident.

The female suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Nicole Marie Bear King of Jamestown. Bear King was arrested on suspicion of Aggravated Assault and Terrorizing. She was initially transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for medical evaluation and then later transported to Stutsman County Corrections, to await formal charges.

The Jamestown Police Department was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown Area Ambulance. This incident remains under investigation.