On September 18th, 2022, at approximately 2230hrs, Oakes Police Department were dispatched to the 700 block of Juniper Ave for a domestic assault that had taken place. Officers determined after an investigation that Daryell Simpson of Oakes had assaulted and caused bodily harm to a female. Mr. Simpson had also damaged property and was acting disorderly. While making contact with Mr. Simpson, he refused to comply with demands to surrender himself for arrest and a tazer was deployed successfully. Officers were finally able to get Mr. Simpson to comply and he was taken into custody without incident.

After further investigation and from witness reports, officers learned that Mr. Simpson had been driving around town at a high rate of speed and in an unsafe matter. Officers further discovered that a minor child was also in the vehicle when he was driving his vehicle in a reckless matter.

Mr. Simpson was seen by Oakes’s ambulance and once cleared medically he was transported to Barnes County Jail. He is being charged with Domestic assault bodily injury, reckless endangerment, and disorderly conduct. A report will be sent to the Dickey County States Attorney’s office to be reviewed for further charges. The Oakes Police Department had all of its officers at the scene while also being assisted from North Dakota Parole and Probation.