Oct. 21—JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown woman was sentenced recently in Southeast District Court in Jamestown after she was accused of threatening to shoot her boss at Menards.
Marilyn Kay Hetletvedt, 63, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor.
Hetletvedt was accused of threatening or menacing another with imminent bodily injury with a firearm on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
The manager who was allegedly threatened told a Jamestown Police Department officer that Hetletvedt was upset that her hours were being cut and thought she was going to be forced to quit or be terminated, court documents say.
Hetletvedt told a co-worker that she was going to get her AR-15 rifle from her home and “come back and show him,” court documents say. The co-worker informed the manager what Hetletvedt said.
The manager thought his life could be in danger because of the statements being made, court documents say. The manager showed police two Facebook photos that Hetlevedt posted of herself — one with her holding what appears to be an AR and the other a revolver handgun.
Court documents say Hetletvedt was terminated from Menards and was issued a no-trespass order from the business’ property.
Hetletvedt later told officers that she said, “she should walk in there with an AR-15 and open fire” and “it was probably a bad joke,” according to court documents. Hetletvedt also told officers that “she would walk back and shoot him or anyone else in the store,” court documents say.
Judge Nicholas Thornton sentenced Hetletvedt to one day in the Stutsman County Correctional Center with credit for one day served. Thornton ordered Hetletvedt to not possess or own firearms for 360 days and to have no contact with certain individuals. Hetletvedt was also ordered to pay a $125 criminal administration fee, a $100 defense/facility administration fee, $500 fine/state and a $25 victim-witness fee.
A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by 30 days in prison and a $1,500 fine.
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