Man accused of holding woman hostage at Fargo hotel

FARGO, ND (Valley News Live) – A Perham, Minnesota man is in the Cass County Jail, accused of threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and holding her against her will in a Fargo hotel room.

Fargo police were called to America’s Best Value Inn in the early morning hours of October 26. When officers arrived, the woman said Jamie Frazee took her cell phone, car keys, purse and car, and she was afraid to leave.

According to court records, the woman and Frazee separated about a month ago. The woman says she met Frazee at the hotel on October 24. When she planned to leave on Oct. 25, she says Frazee “flipped.”

The victim says Frazee drove her car around Fargo and stopped at random places. At one point, he tried to stick his cigarette out on her face, burning her right cheek, court records show. The woman says Frazee had a black pocket knife between his legs while driving and held it to her neck about six to seven times.

Police determined that the woman had a red burn mark on her cheek and they found a black pocket knife between the seats in her car.

The woman told officers they had returned to the hotel room and Frazee was upset about her leaving, so he used her credit card to pay for another night.

“She felt like she couldn’t leave because Jamie said he was going to hit her,” an officer wrote in the lawsuits.

The woman says she tried to leave the hotel, but Frazee pushed her aside. Court records show Frazee forced her to take off her clothes and shower while he watched. He is also accused of threatening to kill and dismember the woman to “teach her a lesson.”

A responding officer says the woman was shaking, shaking and nervous as she described what happened.

Frazee returned to the hotel while officers were there and was arrested. He is charged with two counts of terror and two counts of simple assault. Bail is set at $15,000 cash.