A man previously ordered to stay away from the mother of his three children stabbed her at least nine times at her Burnsville home on Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.

The killing of 32-year-old Danielle Grace Warren at the hands of Jason Philip Filas came less than two months after police were called to the home after the 48-year-old assaulted her during an argument, court records say.

Warren told police that she feared Filas, who was cited for domestic abuse over the March 13 incident and ordered by the court to stay away from her. A Dakota County judge canceled the no-contact order on April 23.

On Wednesday, police were sent to the home in the 2000 block of 117th Street East about 9:35 a.m. after Warren’s sister called 911 to report a domestic assault. She told the dispatcher she got a call from Warren, who said Filas was there and “freaking out,” the complaint says.

Officers saw blood on the front door handle. An officer went to the back, looked through a window and saw Warren near a couch. She appeared to be unresponsive and a large amount of blood visible.

Officers forced their way into the home and saw Warren sitting upright against the couch, with what appeared to be multiple stab and slashing wounds to her face, neck and chest.

A 12-inch kitchen knife with blood on it was found in a hallway between the kitchen and living room.

Warren was pronounced dead at the scene. Two of the couple’s children, ages 5 and 9 months, were in the home. Filas had left.

Officers spoke with Warren’s sister, who said Warren had called her about 9:30 a.m. and was scared because Filas was monitoring a security camera on their house remotely and he had seen another man leave the home that morning, the complaint says.

She said Warren told her she wanted to go to her home with the kids because of her fear of Filas.

Shortly after the call, Warren called again, her sister said, and pretended she was talking to police because Filas was in the house with her. Warren suddenly began screaming that he had a knife and to call 911.

As Warren continued to scream for her sister to hurry, the call disconnected.

She called 911, then Warren’s phone. Filas answered and told her, “She should have never cheated on me. You better call 911,” the complaint says. The phone was then shut down.

Warren’s sister told officers she was aware that Warren and Filas’ relationship had been deteriorating in recent months. She said Filas had been angry with Warren, and had followed her to a store because he believed she was cheating on him.

Arrested after Lakeville traffic stop

Officers put out an alert to other law enforcement agencies to try and locate Filas.

About 10 a.m., a Lakeville police officer saw Filas speeding on Kenwood Trail and made a traffic stop. He was ordered to get out of the vehicle and to the ground.

While on the ground, Filas continually looked around and then stood up, the complaint says. He grabbed at his waistband and walked aggressively toward the officer, despite commands to get back to the ground.

Filas said “shoot me” and “you’re not going to shoot me” while he walked toward the officer, the complaint says. He then ran, and officers deployed Tasers to make the arrest.

Past incidents

In the March 13 incident, officers were sent to the Burnsville home on a domestic assault call after Warren called another person. That person called 911, saying that a struggle and Warren crying could be heard in the background. Filas was yelling while Warren said, “please let go.”

Filas grabbed Warren by her hair and “pulled her head down” while the two struggled over her cellphone, according to a court document relating to the domestic abuse no-contact order.

“(Warren) feels scared of (Filas) and believes he will hurt her,” the document says, adding that she was “visibly scared and emotional.”

Less than three weeks later, on April 2, Filas was pulled over for speeding in Burnsville and Warren was in the car with him. He pleaded guilty on April 23 to a misdemeanor charge of violating a domestic abuse no-contact order and an agreement with a city prosecutor called for a stayed jail term at sentencing, which was scheduled for July 9.

On the same day, Dakota County District Judge Matthew Schmidt canceled the no-contact order. Court documents do not make clear why the order was canceled.

Court appearance Friday

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office found Warren had a minimum of nine stab wounds to her head, neck and upper torso, according to Friday’s complaint filed in Dakota County District Court charging Filas with second-degree intentional murder.

Filas, of Burnsville, made a first appearance on the charge and remains jailed in lieu of $2 million bail ahead his next court hearing scheduled for May 27. He was granted a public defender, who did not return a call Friday seeking comment on the charge.

Help for victims of domestic violence is available through the Day One hotline by calling 866-223-1111 or texting 612-399-9995.