A younger male followed a man through the Shooting Star Casino parking lot in Mahnomen County, pushed him to the ground twice and threatened him with a knife and a gun, prosecutors say.
Daeshawn Sequoyah Houle, 23, is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and fifth-degree assault as a gross misdemeanor, according to a complaint filed October 26 in Mahnomen County District Court.
According to the complaint, at about 2:46 a.m. on October 4, a sergeant responded to a report of an assault at the Shooting Star Casino. The victim told the sergeant he had left his hotel room to have a cigarette near the back entrance by the Star Mart Gas Station when a younger male confronted him near the gas pumps. The victim said he told the young male to leave him alone and asked what his problem was.
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The complaint says the young male pushed the victim to the ground twice and hit his head a couple of times. The victim said he tried to avoid further contact and kept walking away, but the young male pulled out a folding switchblade-type knife and said he would stab the victim. The victim reported that the knife was not fully extended. The young male also claimed to have a gun and threatened to pull it on the victim. The victim said he was scared and continued trying to get away.
The complaint states that surveillance video from the Star Mart Gas Station parking lot showed the victim and the young male exchanging swings, with the young male appearing to be the primary aggressor and following the victim through the parking lot. No knife was seen in the footage.
The complaint says the young male was arrested and identified as Daeshawn Sequoyah Houle. No knife was found on Houle and he denied having a knife.
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