A Saint Paul woman who was shot in her own home just seven weeks earlier told police she woke up again to violence on October 18 — this time to a man she says entered her home without permission, grabbed a knife from her hands, and chased her into the street before fleeing with her car keys. Ramsey County prosecutors have charged Dominique Jermichael Davis, 39, with two counts of first-degree burglary in connection with the incident.
According to mn crime, the burglary counts include allegations that Davis assaulted a person inside the building and entered an occupied dwelling. Ramsey County 911 received a call from the home at about 3:15 a.m. that day, and dispatchers heard sounds of a struggle and a woman screaming before the line disconnected. A second caller separately reported seeing a woman being chased by a man, the outlet reported.
The victim told Saint Paul police that she and a man were asleep in her bedroom when she woke to use the bathroom and discovered Davis inside another bedroom in her home. She said she grabbed a knife to defend herself because she was terrified, but Davis took the knife from her and threw it, then grabbed and pushed her after she screamed, according to her account relayed in the charges.
Victim Says She Was Chased Into the Street
From there, the account grows more chaotic. Davis allegedly ran into the bedroom where the other man was sleeping and got into his face, touching off another struggle. That man told police Davis struck him in the face with an object, and officers who responded observed a significant laceration between his eyebrows; medics treated him at the scene and officers photographed the injury, per the charging details reported by mn crime.
The woman said she ran outside after trying to call 911, and that Davis chased her before fleeing the area, taking her vehicle, her house keys, and the other man's identification cards with him. Officers who responded and spoke with the victim did not locate Davis at that time, the outlet reported.
A Shooting at the Same Home Seven Weeks Earlier
The alleged burglary did not happen in isolation. The complaint states that the victim had been shot in the abdomen at the same home about seven weeks earlier, by a gun held by Davis's adult son, and that she spent several weeks in the hospital recovering. A witness reported that Davis had encouraged his son to bring the gun to the home in connection with a dispute, according to the witness report cited in the charges.
The woman had already tried to put a legal barrier between herself and Davis before the alleged burglary. She had filed an earlier petition for an order for protection, alleging that Davis had previously strangled her, punched her in the mouth, and prevented her from calling 911. That order was issued but was later dismissed after she did not appear at a hearing, the charging documents state. The day after the alleged burglary, she filed for a second order for protection against Davis.
What Minnesota Law Requires
What Minnesota Law Requires Under Minnesota law, a person who enters a building without consent with intent to commit a crime — or who enters without consent and commits a crime while inside, either directly or as an accomplice — commits first-degree burglary only if at least one qualifying circumstance applies: another person is present in a dwelling, the person possesses a dangerous weapon or qualifying article or explosive, or the person assaults someone. First-degree burglary can carry up to 20 years in prison, according to the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. Separately, state law governing protective orders requires that any petition for relief disclose whether an existing order for protection is already in effect between the parties and whether any related legal action is pending, per the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Ramsey County encompasses Saint Paul, and felony cases like this one are heard in the Second Judicial District at the Ramsey County Courthouse in downtown Saint Paul. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office serves the county, while Ramsey County Community Corrections operates the Ramsey County Correctional Facility in Maplewood.
Domestic Violence Calls Remain High Countywide
The case lands against a backdrop of heavy call volume for domestic violence in the county. Ramsey County says it received more than 9,500 calls to its Emergency Communications Center related to domestic violence in 2024, according to a Ramsey County announcement about resources available to survivors.
