SHAWN BALFANZ
IRON MOUNTAIN A Norway man involved in a standoff with police Sunday after being accused of going into a woman’s home has been arraigned in Dickinson County District Court.
Shawn Balfanz, 43, was charged Monday with second-degree home invasion, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison; and assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer, a two-year-penalty.
Balfanz is charged as a four-time habitual offender and could spend up to life in prison if convicted.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a residence on C Street in Norway after the owner came home and found Balfanz inside late Sunday afternoon.
Arraignment Set For South Dakota Man Charged In Dickinson County With 3rd Degree Sex Abuse
Fri 2-12-2021
(Spirit Lake) A preliminary hearing was held earlier this week in Dickinson County District Court for a South Dakota man charged with sexual abuse in the 3
rd degree.
st of this year by Arnolds Park police.
Arraignment is set for February 22
nd.
BRIAN CHRISTENSEN
IRON MOUNTAIN A Kingsford man accused of holding a woman hostage was arraigned Wednesday in Dickinson County District Court.
Andrew Geronimi, 33, is charged with unlawful imprisonment, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison; assault with a dangerous weapon, a four-year felony; and two counts of assaulting, resisting or obstructing an officer, a two-year felony.
According to the criminal complaint, Norway Police officers were told Tuesday that Geronimi reportedly was armed with two knives and would not let the woman leave her residence.
According to an earlier Norway Police news release, officers attempted to negotiate with Geronimi who was unnamed at the time but he refused to negotiate or comply with commands.