Was shooting at Jamestown home self-defense?

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Prosecutors name the girl charged with a Jamestown taking pictures a possible hazard to the general public.

Household and associates say 64-year-old Terry Getz, who has a close to spotless felony historical past, is a caring, church-going girl who would solely pull a set off in self protection.

Getz was formally charged Thursday, March 2, with aggravated assault.

Her boyfriend, 65-year-old Jeffrey Nokleby, went straight from the hospital to jail the place he was additionally booked on a cost of aggravated assault.

He’ll doubtless make his first courtroom look on Friday.

Getz made her first courtroom look for allegedly taking pictures Nokleby at her Jamestown house round 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The one blemish on the 64-year-old’s report is a DUI 14 years in the past.

In line with courtroom papers, Nokleby slapped and hit Getz throughout the face and chest over a four-hour interval after she picked him up from the bar.

She claims she ultimately went to the bed room, grabbed a handgun, and walked again to the room the place Nokleby was.

Getz informed police that after Nokleby made some feedback, she fired a shot into the ceiling close to the place he was sitting.

Getz claims she fired a second shot at a desk, however missed and hit Nokleby within the arm on accident.

“Each events have been concerned right here, and there was alcohol concerned,” mentioned Stutsman County Assistant State’s Legal professional Megan Carmichael.

Getz was launched from jail Thursday night time after posting $1,000 money bail set by the decide.

“Whereas the defendant has no felony historical past, I do consider there’s some hazard to the general public as a result of cost that’s being alleged right here,” Carmichael mentioned in courtroom.

Protection Legal professional Blake Hankey, who shouldn’t be related to the case, mentioned a possible self-defense declare could also be troublesome, primarily based on the data supplied in courtroom papers, notably the very fact Getz went to the bed room whereas Nokleby remained on the sofa.

“The assault had been over and executed with after which she precedes to tug out the gun after which shoot at this particular person. Then I definitely do not consider a self-defense declare could possibly be had,” Hankey defined.

Nonetheless, he says Getz’s frame of mind after the traumatizing 4 hours could possibly be used to construct a self-defense case.

“If she was nonetheless in that state of concern, definitely you can make an argument that she was underneath duress and nonetheless feeling she wanted to defend herself,” Hankey mentioned.

Getz declined a jailhouse interview.

If convicted, since a gun was used within the crime, she faces a chance of two to five years in jail.

Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Previous to becoming a member of WDAY in 2019, Matt was the primary anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for 4 years. He was born and raised within the suburbs of Philadelphia and attended school at Lyndon State Faculty in northern Vermont, the place he was acknowledged twice nationally, together with first place, by the Nationwide Academy for Arts and Science for tv manufacturing. Matt enjoys being a voice for the little man. He focuses on crimes and courts and investigative tales. Simply as typically, he shares tear-jerking tales and tales of accomplishment. Matt enjoys touring to small cities throughout North Dakota and Minnesota to share their tales. He will be reached at mhenson@wday.com and at 610-639-9215. When he isn’t at work (uncommon) Matt resides in Moorhead and enjoys spending time together with his daughter, {golfing} and attending Bison and Sioux video games.