Coeur d'Alene man charged with aggravated assault

COEUR d’ALENE — A man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife is being held on $100,000 bail.

Adrian W. Fister, 38, of Coeur d’Alene, is charged with attempted strangulation, aggravated assault and domestic battery. 

Law enforcement responded Tuesday to a report of a domestic battery at a home on East Elm Avenue in Coeur d’Alene. 

A woman reported that Fister “strangled her and struck her numerous times” during an argument, according to police. Fister also allegedly assaulted the woman with a knife. She sustained “visible injuries,” police said. 

Police obtained a warrant for Fister’s arrest. 

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and Coeur d’Alene Police Department Joint Agency SWAT responded to the residence. Fister came outside and police arrested him, according to a news release. 

He remains in jail on $100,000 bail. 

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