Man sentenced for threats to doctor at Essentia St. Mary's Earlier that evening, he had threatened to kill the doctor, and threatened to kill him again when he had him by the throat, according to the criminal complaint. Written By: News Staff | × Nicholas John Endriss, 24, of Hackensack, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court on a felony charge of making violent threats. According to court records, on July 15, law enforcement was called to Essentia Health St. Mary’s hospital to help with Endriss, who had grabbed a doctor by the neck and tried to take him to the floor.