Shannon Gresham, 43, Bismarck, ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – A 43-year-old Bismarck woman was arrested following a four-hour standoff after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend.
At approximately 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Bismarck Police officers responded to the area of 300 West Front Avenue for a report of a man walking with a significant amount of blood on his clothing.
The man told officers he had been stabbed in the left shoulder/chest area by his girlfriend, identified as Shannon Gresham of Bismarck.
The man was taken to the hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.
Officers responded to Gresham’s residence in the 400 block of Memorial Highway, where she was seen with a knife and refused to exit the apartment. The West Dakota SWAT team was activated.
Despite numerous commands for Gresham to surrender, officers say she refused to comply.
After an arrest warrant was obtained, SWAT officers breached the front door and deployed a chemical irritant.
Gresham continued to refuse to exit the apartment, so the SWAT team went into the unit and took her into custody at approximately 11:40 p.m.
Gresham was transported to the Burleigh Morton Detention Center, where she was booked for aggravated assault and preventing arrest.
Bismarck Police say officers and SWAT team members operated in under -30 windchill temperatures for several hours until the situation was resolved.
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