ANDREW GERONIMI
IRON MOUNTAIN – A former Kingsford man currently serving a life sentence in Oregon for a murder he committed while out on bail in Dickinson County was sentenced Wednesday to a one-year prison term for his role in a 2021 domestic violence/hostage situation.
Andrew Paul Geronimi, 37, had previously pleaded no contest in Dickinson County District Court after being charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon (aggravated assault) and two counts of assault/resisting/obstructing a police officer. One count of false imprisonment was dismissed.
On January 19, 2021, Norwegian police responded to an emergency call that Geronimi, armed with knives, was trying to prevent a woman from leaving an apartment. Geronimi resisted officers’ orders and was eventually subdued with non-lethal shotgun pellets, the press release states.
The woman remained unharmed, the statement said.
Geronimi’s 2021 bail was set at $15,000 cash, surety, or 10% by 95-B District Presiding Judge Julie LaCost. Geronimi waived his preliminary examination on February 9 and was transferred to the 41st District Court.
Dickinson County Jail records showed Geronimi was released on bail on March 18, 2021.
While out on bail, Geronimi fled to Oregon, where he shot and killed young mother Caelen Bosisto and her husband, Staton Bosisto, who survived. Their two-month-old baby was present but unharmed.
Geronimi pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder and is serving a life sentence without the possibility of early release. Geronimi will not be eligible for parole until 2059.
Because Geronimi appeared in court via Zoom, his Dickinson County attorney, Gregory Seibold, said Wednesday there was no excuse for his behavior. However, Seibold said Geronimi had entered the interstate process, so once the case is over, he would be eligible for programs offered by Oregon’s prison system.
District Judge Mary Barglind said the nature of the offence – assault with a dangerous weapon, causing injury to the victim and obstructing police officers – could not be ignored and Geronimi’s conduct while on bail spoke volumes about his character.
“I’m glad the courts in Oregon are letting you go to prison for life,” Said Barglind. “I hope they can at least get you into some programs so that when you’re 80 and you’re released, maybe you still have some quality of life and you’re not putting others at risk.”
Barglind also stated that Geronimi would have received a much harsher sentence here if he had not been sentenced to life in prison in Oregon.
Geronimi received one year in prison for each count he was convicted of, plus 93 days for failure to appear in court. He received credit for 1,151 days of his time served. The sentences were to be served concurrently with each other and with his sentence in Oregon.
