Rochester Man Charged With Assault After Standoff Enters Plea Deal

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man who was charged with multiple felonues following a standoff earlier this year has entered a guilty plea. 

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Rochester police responded to a report of a domestic assault on the afternoon of June 2 at a southeast Rochester home.

A woman told police she had been assaulted by her live-in boyfriend, identified as 29-year-old Nathan Noser. 

Rochester Man Charged for June Assault Enters Guilty Plea

She stated she was lying on a bed when Noser got on top of her, placed his hands around her neck, and choked her while stating that he wanted to kill her.

The victim indicated she was having difficulty breathing and was afraid she was going to pass out, according to the complaint. 

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Noser also threatened to kill himself and her parents while holding a small handgun and pointing it at her. The victim also stated that Noser told her he would shoot her if she tried to leave, the charges say. 

The criminal complaint also includes a statement from a witness who saw Noser holding a gun to his head and threatening suicide before she left the residence. 

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The victim, who stated that Noser had been drinking in the hours leading up to the assault, had fresh scratches on each side of her jaw and red markings on the right side of her face and nose, the court document states. 

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Additional officers responded to the residence after Noser refused to leave. 

The criminal complaint says an officer made contact with Noser by phone, and he indicated he was going to exit the home, but he did not emerge from the house until more than an hour later. 

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Police subsequently executed a search warrant at the home and found multiple rounds of ammunition and a pistol case but did not recover a firearm, the charges state. 

Noser admitted owning a 9 mm handgun but denied using it to threaten the victim and denied assaulting her, the complaint says. 

Terms of Plea Deal in Rochester Assault Case

Noser was charged with felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault by strangulation, terroristic threats and a misdemeanor domestic assault count. 

On Friday he pleaded guilty to the threats charge and an amended obstruction charge in exchange for the dismissal of other charges against him. 

The plea agreement indicates the Rochester man is likely facing a stayed 18-month prison sentence. Noser is scheduled to be sentenced next year.