Man allegedly threatens others with knife
Published 8:06 am Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Daniel Brian Engelman, 40, of Austin was charged on Monday in Mower County District Court with two counts of felony second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of gross misdemeanor domestic assault, and one count each of felony terroristic threats and petty misdemeanor possession of a small amount of marijuana.
According to the court complaint, police responded to a domestic disturbance call at 5:07 p.m. on Friday in the 800 block of Fourth Avenue Northwest. They made contact with the homeowners, a man and a woman, who said Engelman became agitated when they told him he needed to move his bedroom to the basement. When they threatened to call the police if he didn’t calm down, he said he would give them “a reason to call” the police and allegedly grabbed a steak knife out of the kitchen drawer.
They told police they went into a bedroom for protection and heard a loud “bang” on the bedroom door, according to the complaint. Engelman allegedly tried to enter the room, but the man held the door shut until Engelman left the residence. Police allegedly found a knife blade wedged into the bedroom door and blood on the back door of the residence.
Two more officers arrived in the area and were told by a neighbor that Engelman was “looking all crazy,” according to the complaint. An officer observed Engelman walking on Ninth Street Northwest. When another officer made contact with Engelman, he allegedly refused to stop and said he “didn’t do anything.” When Engelman continued to be noncompliant, the officer used a Taser and arrested him, according to the report. The officer noticed Engelman appeared to be under the influence of a stimulant and allegedly found a small container with 0.72 grams of marijuana inside near where Engelman was arrested. An ambulance arrived on scene and treated a cut on Engelman’s right hand.
While in jail, Engelman allegedly told police the woman at the residence was “flipping out” on him, but denied possessing the knife. He allegedly said he could not recall certain things due to “amnesia.” When asked about the injury to his hand, Engleman said he probably punched a wall.
A review of Engelman’s criminal history shows prior convictions for disorderly conduct, intentional damage to property, violating an order of protection, theft and drug possession.
Engelman will appear in court again on April 2.