The Belgrade News had already gone to press before details of the court appearance were available. However, documents filed in the case outline a more detailed and sinister course of events than had previously been made public. The documents listed dozens of witnesses to the April 29 incident in the Four Corners area on Norris Road. It started April 29 at around 8:40 a.m., when the eventual hostage went to her own home. Swanson had earlier broken in and waited for her to come home for two days. The hostage-to-be entered her home, found Swanson, and was tased by him. Law enforcement immediately showed up, and an all-day face-off ensued. By 3 p.m., Swanson attempted suicide by shooting himself under the chin. He was hospitalized in Bozeman and Salt Lake City.