Williston man charged with assaulting taxi driver over weekend

WILLISTON, N.D. (KUMV) - Williston police arrested a man over the weekend after he assaulted a taxicab driver.

Prosecutors say Sean Payne requested a ride from a bar early Saturday morning. The driver told police that Payne choked and punched him during the trip. The man told the taxicab driver he would die.

Payne later left the vehicle and was arrested.

He is charged with aggravated assault and terrorizing.

Payne is being held on a $7,500 bond.