All of the conduct described herein occurred within the County of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, unless otherwise noted. Complainant is a duly licensed peace officer and a member of law enforcement and knows the content of this Complaint to be true of his/her own knowledge and/or based on the reports of other peace officers On 11/11/2024, Officer Prouse with Hermantown PD was dispatched to [ADDRESS REDACTED], in St. Louis County, Minnesota, on a report of an unwanted person at the property. Upon arrival, Officer Prouse spoke with L. S. P., who resided at the property, and reported an incident involving her on-again-off-again romantic partner, BRIAN HOLBEIN, [DOB REDACTED] (hereinafter, “Defendant”), which had occurred earlier in the morning.
L. S. P. Reported that, around 4:00 A.M., Defendant had begun to yell at her about his inability to get a ride elsewhere. Defendant’s yelling escalated to physical violence, which led to Defendant pushing L. S. P against a wall, and telling her that he would kill her if he went to jail. After pushing L. S. P. Against the wall, Defendant grabbed L. S. P. By the neck; he gripped tightly enough that L. S. P.’s was unable to breathe, and for a long enough period that L. S. P. Feared she would lose consciousness.
While pinning L. S. P. Against the wall, Defendant pulled out a black folding knife, pointed it at L. S. P., and stated “You just wait, I’m gonna.” PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.
