JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota) – 32 year-old Jason Benefiel has been charged with one felony count of attempted murder and two felony counts of aggravated assault after an attack at the North Dakota State Hospital last week.

Court documents say the victim is a staff member at the facility. The victim told officers that she was cleaning the bathrooms when she felt an arm come around her neck and choke her, making her unable to scream. She said she was drug backwards down a hallway that leads to the showers.

The staffer says said she remembers the man hitting her and the next thing was opening her eyes to see staff around her. Documents say the victim suffered two large lacerations to her face, a fractured septum and had lost consciousness.

Two staff members witnessed the assault and reportedly saw Benefiel kick the victim. When they went to take control of the situation, they found Benefiel standing over the victim covered in blood.

Benefiel told police that he struck the victim 9 times. Later it was discovered Benefiel had reported to State Hospital staff members that he wanted to kill or assault someone and was struggling to control those thoughts.