On September 26th, 2008, 911 calls were made telling dispatchers there was a suicidal man with a gun inside one of the Bienterra Trail apartments.
Rockford police responded to scene around 2 p.m. and entered the apartment complex being led by a maintenance man.
They knocked on the apartment door for a few minutes before they told the maintenance man to open it.
Inside they found a knife and razor blade near a large pool of blood in the bathroom. A trail of bled led them to a closed room where Jason Dimond was blocking entry by sitting up against the door.
They officers found another door that gave them entry to the bedroom. Jason was armed with a replica AK-47.
It’s alleged that Jason pointed the rifle at officers and they shot at him. RPD officer Collin Kvool shot Jason once in the chest.
A standoff ensued during which more than two dozen police officers, including snipers, the SWAT, and hostage team came on scene. It was learned at some point that Jason was upset after being served divorce papers.
Four hours later, Jason exited the apartment unarmed with his hands up and was taken into police custody. He was charged with aggravated assault to a police officer.
This was the 18th deadly force incident by police in Winnebago County & the fourth such incident in 2008.