WILLISTON,N.D. - A man who police say beat and shot at a woman inside his Williston home during a two-day tirade earlier this week and was described by a prosecutor as “dangerous” is being held on $1.5 million bond.

Casey Gunlickson, 32, was charged with terrorizing, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, felonious restraint, interference with the telephone during an emergency call and tampering with physical evidence - all Class C felonies - and two misdemeanor counts of discharging a firearm within city limits after his arrest on Tuesday.

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The allegations were filed in district court on Friday morning. During a hearing that afternoon, prosecutor Sandy Nelson of the Williams County State’s Attorney’s Office requested the $1.5 million bond amount, describing Gunlikson as “dangerous.”

Gunlikson is accused of assaulting, threatening and firing two rounds at a woman between Sunday and Tuesday, and allegedly preventing her from calling for help.

The two-day tirade was fueled by alcohol, authorities claim. Gunlikson’s blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest was 0.42 percent, more than five times over the legal limit for driving.

According to investigators, Gunlikson threatened to kill the alleged victim if she did not drink alcohol, strangled her to the point of unconsciousness, fired a rifle and a pistol at her, and threatened to kill her if she left a bedroom.

The woman was finally able to call police on Tuesday, but “the call was cut off to the sound of her screaming,” court records say.

When officers arrived, Gunlikson allegedly “held her by the neck against a wall in the bedroom and threatened to kill her if she made noise,” records say.

Inside Gunlikson’s house, police discovered a bullet hole in the floor and a patched section of wall that had been pierced by a second bullet, along with a pistol and a rifle.

Repair materials, including spackling and paint, were found on the property.

The alleged victim, whose name is being withheld for her protection, said alcohol was to blame for the entire incident.

“I believe they shouldn’t have put that high of a bond on him,” she said on Friday. “He really is a good person, he just has issues with alcohol.”

Gunlikson is being held at the Williams County Correctional Center, and is due back in court on June 9 for a preliminary hearing.