Dustin Ward Gets Five Years After Guilty Pleas Following a Bismarck Knife Threat
A Bismarck Uber driver and another person told police a man approached them with a knife in an apartment parking lot late on April 3, 2025. They said they feared for their lives. Police identified the man as Dustin Ward, 43. KFGO covered the arrest.
Ward later pleaded guilty to three felonies, including terrorizing and methamphetamine possession, and was ordered to serve five years in prison, Dakota News Network reported in November 2025.
What police say happened
“Officers responded to the area around 11 p.m. after receiving a report that Ward had approached a local resident and an Uber driver in an apartment parking lot,” Bismarck Daily reported, citing the Bismarck Police Department. “Both individuals told officers that Ward held a knife in a threatening manner, causing them to fear for their lives and the safety of others nearby.”
Dakota News Network reported in April 2025 that Ward “allegedly approached an Uber driver and their passenger with a long-bladed knife.”
The SWAT arrest
West Dakota SWAT arrested Ward shortly after 3 a.m. on April 4, Bismarck Daily reported. Police said they used the team because of his criminal history and the nature of the charges. The arrest took place without incident, and Ward was taken to the Burleigh Morton Detention Center.
“Ward was out of jail on bond related to another incident in Mandan in which he allegedly terrorized individuals with a firearm,” KFGO reported.
“Ward now faces charges of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon and drug possession,” Dakota News Network reported on April 7, 2025.
The guilty plea
On November 5, 2025, Dakota News Network reported: “A man is behind bars after pleading guilty to threatening his neighbors with a knife. Dustin Ward was arrested in April after being reported by his two neighbors. He pleaded guilty to three felony counts, including terrorizing and meth possession. Ward was ordered to serve five years in prison.”
Sources
- Bismarck Daily, “Bismarck man taken into custody after brandishing knife at two individuals while out on bond for separate terrorizing offense involving a firearm,” by Troy McAllister, April 2025
- KFGO, “Man out on bond arrested in Bismarck terrorizing case,” by Nate Coen, April 4, 2025
- Dakota News Network, “Bismarck Man Faces Terrorism, Drug Charges,” by Paul Bougie, April 7, 2025
- Dakota News Network, “Dustin Ward Pleads Guilty After April Arrest,” by Paul Bougie, November 5, 2025
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