Man stabs sleeping roommate after 10 months together — then calls sister saying 'I've had it with this place,' cops say

A Minnesota man was accused of trying to kill his roommate after less than a year living together.

Antonio Baumgartner, 30, is in custody at the Hennepin County Jail after being charged with assault and attempted second-degree murder. According to a criminal complaint reviewed by Law&Crime, police were dispatched on Thursday to a home in Bloomington, Minnesota, where they found an unnamed man “covered in his own blood” and holding a towel to his wounds. Police said he had life-threatening injuries but was able to tell officers that his roommate, identified in the complaint as Baumgartner, allegedly started stabbing him while he was asleep.

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According to the complaint, the victim told police that he had been living at the home for 10 months with Baumgartner as his roommate. The victim said that while he was asleep, he heard a “loud pounding” on his bedroom door before Baumgartner allegedly entered the room and stabbed him in an “unprovoked” attack. Baumgartner then allegedly fled the scene.

Police said they first observed two serious stab wounds to the victim’s arm before noticing a severe wound to his abdomen. According to the complaint, the victim underwent six hours of surgery to repair his injuries.

After speaking to Baumgartner’s sister, police learned that Baumgartner called her around 2:20 a.m. and told her, “I’ve had it with this place.” He then asked his sister to come pick him up from the home. The sister told police that she believed Baumgartner was doing drugs that night and was concerned about him.

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Police said they found Baumgartner at the scene of a break-in and arrested him. Police said he had blood on his pants when they found him.

Baumgartner is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

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