Moorhead man arrested on assault charge after locking himself in residence, police say

MOORHEAD — Police said they arrested a Moorhead man on suspicion of assault, but not before the man locked himself in a residence with access to weapons. Berwar Mahmmud Abdullgafoor, 34, was taken into custody Thursday, Oct. 22, at a home in the 1600 block of 20 Street South, according to a news release from the Moorhead Police Department. Police arrested him during an investigation into a Wednesday assault, the release said. Police did not give details about the assault, but the release said Abdullgafoor initially refused to come out of the home on Thursday. Abdullgafoor locked himself in the home, and police learned he had access to multiple weapons and was experiencing a mental health crisis, the release said. The Moorhead Police Department requested assistance from the Red River Regional SWAT Team, but Abdullgafoor surrendered before the special weapons and tactics unit arrived at the scene, the release said. Abdullgafoor was booked into the Clay County Jail o