FARGO – A Fargo man faces felony terrorizing and domestic assault charges after holding a woman captive in a storage shed, cutting her repeatedly with a utility knife, raping her, choking her and threatening to kill her, prosecutors allege.
According to court documents filed this week in Cass County District Court, police were called about 5:09 p.m. Saturday to a disturbance at 1709 1st Ave. N. and found a man standing over a naked woman yelling at her and hitting her with his hand.
The responding officer, Fred Lassonde, approached quietly and, seeing the pair around the corner of a nearby structure, drew his gun, a police report says.
Yelling for the man to show his hands, Lassonde handcuffed the man, identified as Kim Lemont Young, 53, who tried to break free.
The woman was transported to the hospital for her injuries.
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The victim told Lassonde that Young was holding her captive in the storage shed nearby while forcing her to have sex with him.
She told Lassonde that Young cut her repeatedly with a utility knife, threatened to kill her and twice held her by the throat until she passed out.
Young was charged in Cass County District Court with one count of aggravated domestic assault and one count of terrorizing, both Class C felonies.
His next court appearance is set for Oct. 15.
