Benjamin Paul Carter

At approximately 4:15 AM on November 29th, 2025, deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence located in the 6100 Block of Goodview Trail Circle N, in the City of Hugo, within Washington County. Upon arrival, deputies ultimately spoke with INQ (an adult male, fully identified in the reports) who stated he had been in a garage at the residence with a group of 7-8 friends hanging out with the homeowner's daughter. INQ told deputies that at one point, the homeowner, identified as BENJAMIN PAUL CARTER [DOB REDACTED], the defendant, came into the garage and began yelling at everyone.

INQ reported that the defendant stated "get the f*** out of my house. I'll get my gun and shoot you." INQ stated that he then attempted to leave, but the defendant jabbed him hard enough in the sternum with his fingers that it knocked him back onto the couch he had been sitting. INQ further told deputies that he witnessed the defendant strike LMH (the defendant's girlfriend, an adult female, fully identified in the reports) in the side of the head. INQ provided deputies with a cell phone video he had recorded which showed the defendant threatening to shoot people in the garage.