In a recent update from the Duluth Police Department, at 6:15 a.m. on a Friday, Duluth officers were dispatched to the 800 block of East 9th Street following a domestic assault report, per official documentation provided by local authorities. First responders found a woman with injuries outside her residence, while the alleged assailant, a 37-year-old named Daniel Thorson, was detained in a neighboring domicile.
Thorson, after initially being taken into custody faced charges of Felony Domestic Assault, he escaped from the hospital leading to a city-wide search that culminated on the following Monday at the Greysolon Apartments, where, despite multiple attempts by the Duluth Police Department’s Tactical Response Team to coax him from a bedroom, he remained unyielding leading the team to breach the door to effectuate an arrest, as per the police report.
Post-capture, Thorson was rerouted to a local hospital; subsequent plans involve his transfer to the St. Louis County Jail, where he will face pending charges for Felony Domestic Assault and Misdemeanor Obstructing – these details were added in the update shared on July 28th.
Concerning the victim, immediate care was provided on the scene for her injuries, however, details on her current condition have not been disclosed, Daniel Thorson's recent history underscores a disturbing pattern of alleged violence and the diligence of the local police in bringing such suspects to justice, as outlined in the mentioned documents available to the public on the Duluth Police Department’s official website.
