Weapons Call

On March 21st at around 2:55 a.m., police were dispatched to 616 Sheridan Lake Road for a report of a male attempting to stab his way through a door to one of the apartments with a knife. Multiple officers arrived to the location and located the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Irwin Sharpfish of Rapid City, standing in front of one of the apartments holding a knife and a large stick. He was ordered to drop the weapons, which he did. He was placed in handcuffs. While being escorted to the officer’s patrol car, Sharpfish attempted to wrestle away from the officer. He continued this behavior and had to be pepper sprayed. Sharpfish was placed under arrest for Aggravated Assault and Disorderly Conduct. He was transported to the Pennington County Jail.