JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A Jamestown man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after police say he punched and cut a woman’s face with a knife during a domestic dispute early Wednesday morning.
Gilbert David Balderas, of Jamestown, was arrested at approximately 3:36 a.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 500 block of 24th Street SW, according to a probable cause statement.
Balderas is charged with felony aggravated assault, as well as misdemeanor assault and false reports to law enforcement charges.
Police were dispatched after a caller reported that her daughter’s boyfriend had cut her daughter’s face with a knife. Officers arrived to find Balderas standing in the doorway of the residence and detained him.
The victim told officers Balderas punched her in the mouth, causing pain and injury. She said she picked up a kitchen knife and told him to stay away. According to the probable cause statement, Balderas then pulled a silver folding knife, described as a box cutter or razor blade, from his pocket and sliced the left side of her face.
The victim sustained a laceration to her face, a cut to the inside of her bottom lip, and a chipped upper tooth. She was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by ambulance.
Officers located shoe prints near an alleyway behind the residence and found a knife matching the description in a garbage can. The blade had a red residue that appeared to be blood, according to the document. Officers seized the kitchen knife, the razor blade knife, and Balderas’ shoes as evidence.
Balderas denied having a knife and denied disposing of one behind the residence, according to the probable cause statement.
Balderas also told officers the victim had cornered him in the kitchen, put a knife to his throat, and pointed it at him, which he said caused injuries to his neck and shoulder. An officer observed red marks and abrasions on Balderas’ neck, shoulder, and left hand.
Balderas is currently in custody at the Stutsman County Correctional Center. He has an arraignment scheduled for April 1.