NORTH MANKATO — Brandon Benson, 22, of North Mankato, was arrested and charged in Nicollet County District Court with one count of felony threats of violence and one felony count of 2nd degree assault after allegedly holding a gun to a neighbor’s head.
At 6:30 a.m. Friday police were called to 1602 Hoover Dr. (Village Court Apartments) for a report of a disturbance in which a subject displayed a handgun.
The victim who called police described the suspect and informed officers that he believed the suspect resided in the same building.
Officers were told the suspect had knocked on the door of the 911 caller earlier that morning and demanded they be quiet after hearing an argument in the caller’s apartment. The caller shut the door on the suspect who then returned a short time later with a handgun and pointed it at the caller’s head. The caller retreated into the apartment and called 911.
Officers made contact with the suspect at his apartment and took him into custody without further incident. The suspect had a firearm in his possession.