‘He has a knife!’ mom told sister over the phone, MN cops say. She’s found dead

A bloody doorknob led to the grim discovery of a 32-year-old mother fatally stabbed in her home, Minnesota authorities say.

Jason Philip Filas, the 48-year-old ex-partner and father of Danielle Grace Warren’s children, now faces a murder charge following the May 7 incident in Burnsville, according to the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office.

Burnsville officers went to Warren’s home around 9:30 a.m. after her sister called 911, explaining that Warren had called her during a fearful moment, deputies said.

The sister said Warren told her Filas was monitoring her security camera and saw another man leave her home, according to a statement of probable cause. She said Filas arrived at her home and was “freaking out.”

When Warren called her sister a second time, she acted like she was talking to police, according to the sheriff’s office.

“The victim suddenly started screaming, ‘He has a knife! Call 911! Call 911!’” according to the statement of probable cause. “The victim continued to scream for (the sister) to hurry, the call disconnected, and (the sister) called 911.”

The sister called back, and Filas picked up the phone, telling her, “She should have never cheated on me. You better call 911,” before hanging up, deputies said.

Police found blood on the front door handle and a pool of blood around Warren, who was visible through a back window, according to the court documents.

“Officers made forced entry into the home and saw that the victim was sitting upright against the couch, with what appeared to be multiple stab and slashing wounds to her face, neck and chest,” authorities said. “The blood on the victim was still wet in appearance, and there was a 12-inch kitchen knife with blood on it in the hallway between the kitchen and living room.”

Warren, a mother of three, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office. Two of her children, a 9-year-old and 5-month-old, were at the home and unharmed.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed Warren had been stabbed at least nine times, according to the court documents.

Filas was pulled over in a traffic stop about 30 minutes later in nearby Lakeville, authorities said. He tried to flee on foot before he was tased and detained.

He was charged with second-degree intentional murder and jailed in Dakota County on a $2 million bond, according to Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena.

Burnsville is about a 15-mile drive south from Minneapolis.

This story was originally published May 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM with the headline "‘He has a knife!’ mom told sister over the phone, MN cops say. She’s found dead."