On November 2, 2025, at 10:18 A.M., police were dispatched to the Crystal Shopping Center in Crystal, Hennepin County, Minnesota, for a man wielding a weapon. Police arrived and spoke to Victim. Victim indicated he asked the male to leave the store because he was smoking in the store. The male refused to leave, Victim [NAME REDACTED] was calling the police. The male then took a pair of scissors out of his coat and tried to grab the phone away from Victim. The male then started to swing at Victim [NAME REDACTED]. The male was located by law enforcement and was combative and struck the officer who was in a fully marked police uniform multiple times.
Officers had to take the male to the ground, and the male pushed the officer onto the ground too injuring the officer's hand. The male was arrested and did have scissors on his person. Male was identified as CHRISTOPHER BLAMO SCHOLEFELD, the Defendant. Defendant is still in custody.