Belgrade Incident - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On November 1, 2021, at approximately 10:10 AM, the Belgrade/Brooten Police Department received a call requesting a welfare check at a residence in the 100 Block of Washburn Avenue in the City of Belgrade. The caller reported receiving a picture of a female that had been stabbed, who was inside the residence in the 100 block of Washburn Ave. Belgrade/Brooten Police along with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and set up a perimeter, contacted the occupants inside and began negotiations. The Benton/Stearns SWAT Team including Negotiators were called to the scene.
As a result of negotiations, at around 12:07 pm, the female party was released from inside the residence. Glacier Ridge Ambulance and Life Link Air Ambulance provided medical treatment to the female. The female was transported by ambulance to Paynesville Hospital with non-life threating stab wounds.
Negotiators started conversations with the male party inside the residence. After several hours the male party was taken into custody without incident at approximately 6 PM. The male was identified as 35-year-old, Christopher Allen Shepersky of Deer Creek, Minnesota.
Several agencies assisted at the scene. They included the Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota DNR, Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office, Kandiyohi/Meeker County SWAT Team, Belgrade Fire & Rescue, Life Link Air Ambulance.
Shepersky was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital for evaluation of his injuries and then to the Stearns County Jail, where he was booked in for 2nd Degree Assault, False Imprisonment and Threats of Violence. Shepersky is being held under a $200,000 bail.
“I would like to Thank all the Agencies that assisted us with this incident. Also, the public for staying out of area while this was unfolding. This incident is still under investigation, and possibly more charges are pending. “ -Chief Casey Jansky, Belgrade/Brooten Police Department
Dispatch 320-251-4240 | Records 320-259-3700
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