Man Sentenced to Slashing Woman With Knife During Drug Fueled Standoff

(KNSI) – A man has been sentenced for stabbing a woman during a methamphetamine fueled standoff in Belgrade last fall.

Christopher Allen Shepersky pleaded guilty to one count of second degree assault in February. The 36 year old made a Norgaard plea in February, meaning, Shepersky doesn’t dispute what happened but claims he can’t remember because he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. As part of the plea deal, a charge of false imprisonment was dismissed. Shepersky was sentenced to 23 months in prison on Friday.

On November 1st, police were called to a home in the 100 block of Washburn Avenue by a woman who said he ex-husband, identified as Sherpersky, may have killed a woman. She said Shepersky was using meth and maybe delusional.

Police went to the house and contacted the woman over the phone, and negotiated with Shepersky for her release. She was rushed to the Paynesville Hospital and treated for her injuries.

According to the criminal complaint, the woman stated Shepersky had been at her home since Halloween. She said the two had been using meth and he became paranoid and delusional. She said he saw lights outside the home and believed police were there to arrest him.

He accused her of turning him in and became angry, grabbing two knives and holding one to her throat. The two struggled on the floor over the knife, and she suffered a large, deep cut to her hand. She said she wrestled the knife away from Shepersky and believed she may have stabbed him in the side and injured his cheek. She said she tried to leave three or four times but said Shepersky wouldn’t let her.

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