Two arrested in separate weapons incidents in Sioux Falls

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 19 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

Two men were arrested in separate incidents involving weapons in Sioux Falls over the weekend.

Two men were arrested in separate weapons incidents in Sioux Falls over the weekend.

On Saturday around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a weapons violation at a business near 23rd Street and Minnesota Avenue. Jonathan Alan Denoyer, 35, entered the business and chased employees with a knife, threatening to kill everyone. According to police, he had been fired about two weeks earlier and was not authorised to be in the building. Once inside, Denoyer grabbed a filet knife from the counter and threatened multiple employees, chasing one out of the kitchen into the seating area. Another employee stepped in front of him, and he pointed the knife at her. Officers detained him in the parking lot. No injuries were reported.

Denoyer was taken to jail on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of misdemeanor threats to injure or kill law enforcement.

In a separate incident on Sunday around 9:15 p.m., police responded to reports of gunshots at an apartment near 41st Street and Boulder Creek Place. Officers found a spent shell casing and a firearm inside the apartment. Tristan DeHorty, 24, was arrested and faces charges of reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a former violent offender, disturbing the peace, and warrants.

How it is being reported

• Sioux Falls man arrested for threatening former co-workers with knifeA Sioux Falls man is accused of chasing former coworkers with a knife at a business where he'd been fired two weeks earlier.Dakotanewsnow · 19 Oct, 17:16
• Man arrested on weapons violation in western Sioux FallsA Sioux Falls man is behind bars after reports of him firing a gun on an apartment patio on Sunday night.Dakotanewsnow · 19 Oct, 16:45
• SF man in jail for threatening employees with knifeSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - A Sioux Falls man is in jail after threatening his former co-workers with a knife. According to a news release from the SFPD, around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, officers responded to a weapons violation at a business near 23rd Street and Minnesota Avenue. The caller reported that an ex-employee, 35-year-old [...]Keloland · 19 Oct, 15:38

In this story: Jonathan Alan Denoyer · Tristan DeHorty · Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls Police Department

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