Sauk Rapids man suspected of assaulting hunter, aiming BB gun at police
Jesse Darrell Kent is suspected of assaulting a hunter in his pickup and trying to take his loaded rifle. The suspect later aimed a BB gun at Benton deputies.
Sauk Rapids man suspected of assaulting hunter, aiming BB gun at police Jesse Darrell Kent is suspected of assaulting a hunter in his pickup and trying to take his loaded rifle. The suspect later aimed a BB gun at Benton deputies. Check out this story on sctimes.com: https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2018/11/15/sauk-rapids-man-assault-hunting-rifle-bb-gun-central-minnesota-swat-team-st-cloud-crime/2010842002/
From Staff Reports Published 10:42 a.m. CT Nov. 15, 2018
Jesse Darrell Kent, 42, of Sauk Rapids(Photo: Benton County Jail)
SAUK RAPIDS — A Sauk Rapids man faces eight charges, including felony theft and robbery, on suspicion of assaulting a man and aiming what appeared to be a firearm at police.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Benton County Court, at 4:08 p.m. Nov. 9, an adult female reported to police that Jesse Darrell Kent, 42, had been drinking heavily and appeared to be walking to a Sauk Rapids residence he was prohibited to visit by a domestic abuse no contact order.
Benton County Sheriff's Office deputies tracked Kent's footprints to that residence where they met another adult female who said Kent was not there.
Deputies were then contacted by an adult male who had been hunting on land directly behind the residence.
The man said he was in his pickup truck when Kent suddenly appeared and got into the truck without permission. According to the criminal complaint, Kent punched the man 10 to 20 times in the face and tried to take a loaded Taurus .243-caliber hunting rifle from him.
The man told deputies he was able to get the rifle away from Kent and then the two struggled as Kent tried to take the truck keys and drive away.
Eventually the man was able to lure Kent away from the truck, get in and drive away, the complaint said.
Deputies returned to the original residence and saw Kent standing in the front door area "yelling something like 'come and get me,'" according to the complaint.
Kent went back into the house and came out in a "shooting stance," extending his arms fully and pointing what appeared to be a handgun, according to the complaint. A SWAT team was called to make entry and a search warrant was obtained.
Upon entering the home, the SWAT team found Kent in the bathtub. A smashed CO2 BB pistol also was in the residence.
Kent was arrested and charged with felony theft of a firearm, felony aggravated robbery in the first degree, felony simple robbery, felony attempted motor vehicle theft, felony threats of violence, two counts of misdemeanor assault in the fifth degree, and a misdemeanor DANCO violation. He is held in Benton County Jail.
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