(Valley News Live) — A Grand Forks man is charged with attempted murder and two other felonies after police say a woman told officers he strangled her until she lost consciousness Nov. 7, according to court records.
Raymond James Hickman Jr., 52, is charged with attempted murder (intentional or knowing, adult victim), a class A felony. He is also charged with domestic violence involving serious bodily injury and with terrorizing of an adult in a domestic violence case, both class C felonies. Court records list Nov. 7 as the date of all three alleged offenses. Hickman is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
What the probable cause summary says
According to a Grand Forks Police Department probable cause summary, officers went to a home around 6:08 p.m. Nov. 7 for a report of a verbal domestic. Hickman and a woman told officers they were dating, lived together and had argued, the summary says.
Officers were sent to the area again later for a report of child abuse or neglect. The caller said children were walking outside covered in blood, according to the summary. Officers arrived, and the woman was taken to Altru Hospital right away.
At the hospital, an officer found the woman covered in dried blood, with scratches, cuts, bumps and a bruise on her neck, the summary says. She told officers Hickman strangled her and she lost consciousness. Two children had dried blood on their clothes, and they told officers they saw their mother being strangled, according to the summary.
The woman also told officers Hickman said he would kill her and that she feared for her life. Officers on scene tried several times to reach Hickman, and he did not respond, the summary says.
Case in court
The case was filed in Grand Forks County District Court on Nov. 10. His initial appearance is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, according to court records.
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