FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – New court docket paperwork filed on Friday say Gerald Knorr has been charged with three felony terrorizing expenses, one is a terrorizing cost with a harmful weapon.
Court paperwork say on Sunday, October 1st, police responded to Walmart off of thirteenth Ave. S. in Fargo for a report of a disturbance. Police say Knorr admitted to them that he stabbed a canine.
Knorr advised police he was walking his leashed canine, named Dante, close to a discipline and that one other canine, named Blue, began sniffing Dante. Knorr advised police that Blue began attacking his canine. Knorr says, in an try to guard his canine, Dante, he stabbed Blue. Court paperwork say when Blue’s proprietor, Jesse Davis realized what was taking place, he stated to Knorr, “you stabbed my dog” and that Knorr responded with “get the f*** away from me”.
One witness on scene advised police that they heard the 2 dogs barking and preventing. Another witness advised police that he noticed Blue run up, unleashed, to Knorr’s canine. The witness advised police that he additionally noticed Knorr stab Blue with a knife two or 3 times after Davis’ canine began attacking Knorr’s canine. The witness says they heard Davis say, “you just stabbed my f****** dog” and that Knorr responded with, “shut the f*** up, your dog attacked mine.” The witness additionally advised police that they noticed Gerald take a step in direction of Davis with the knife nonetheless in his hand. The witness says Davis then took a stumble backwards, and left with Blue. Blue later died from the accidents.
Davis advised police that he introduced his children to a grassy space to play and that his canine, Blue ran as much as Knorr’s canine and that they have been “playing around together.” Davis says Knorr stabbed his canine for no cause, including that Knorr advised him that he would “kill you and your dog” and that his “kids are not going home either” whereas he was stabbing Blue.
Police say as a result of a impartial witness corroborated Knorr’s story, that they have been unable to ascertain possible trigger that Knorr terrorized Davis or the kids. Knorr was launched from custody, as police say the proof and witness statements indicated that he acted in self-defense of his canine.
On Thursday, October fifth, one other witness from close by Kroll’s Diner advised police that when he ran as much as the place the incident occurred, he heard Knorr inform to Davis and to his spouse and children, “if you don’t stop crying, I’m going to stab you and your whole family.” The witness additionally advised police he heard Knorr say, nonetheless whereas holding the knife, “you want some of this too? I’ll stab your ass too!” This witness additionally advised police that he noticed Knorr take a step in direction of Davis with the knife.
This witness additionally advised police that they too, exchanged some “distasteful words” with Knorr, including that Knorr advised this person that he would stab him too.
Knorr denied to police that he threatened anybody together with his knife, however did admit he was nonetheless holding it whereas arguing with a number of folks. Knorr additionally advised police that he had no different various however to stab Blue.
The court docket paperwork filed on Friday, additionally element a separate incident involving Gerald Knorr, inside Aldi, off of thirteenth Ave. S. in Fargo.
The paperwork say, on Tuesday, October third, police responded to Aldi for a report of a disturbance. When police acquired to Aldi, a retailer supervisor stated that Knorr was harassing a girl, by yelling at her, having her canine bark at her, and by following her across the retailer. The supervisor advised police that he wished Knorr trespassed from Aldi, attributable to his disruptive habits and threats made towards the girl.
The girl says her sister felt terrified of Knorr’s canine when she noticed it inside the shop. Court paperwork say Knorr heard this dialog between the 2 sisters, and advised them that they shouldn’t be within the retailer in the event that they didn’t really feel snug with the canine being current. Court paperwork say that through the encounter, Knorr stated that they don’t have any proper to be in America if they can’t stand having a canine within the retailer with them.
The girl advised police that Knorr began to comply with her across the retailer and deliberately introduced his canine as shut as attainable to her and her sister. The girl ultimately confronted Knorr once more, saying that he must keep away from her and her sister. She girl stated Knorr responded with “I will kill you” and “I will have the dog bite your face off” as his canine jumped up on her. The sister advised police that Knorr threatened to kill her sister a number of occasions and had his canine soar up on her.
In court docket paperwork, Knorr tackle the state of affairs to police was “a couple of Muslim’s told me I couldn’t have my dog in here” and that he ought to “get the dog out of here.” Knorr claimed that the sisters have been following him across the retailer to harass him and to make his canine upset.
Another Aldi worker advised police that Knorr was making derogatory remarks about Muslims whereas he was on the register, including that Knorr stated that Muslims shouldn’t be allowed within the retailer. The worker says he advised Knorr to not make these feedback and that Knorr responded with, “If you weren’t sitting in that chair, I’d knock you out.” A retailer worker acquired on video recording of Knorr saying “You’re lucky I’ve got control of myself otherwise I’d knock you out of your f****** chair.”
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