Kittson County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Grand Forks man faces new charges in Kittson County.
Prosecutors have charged 29-year-old Joshua Nayid Figueroa of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
He is accused of a reported domestic assault in Lancaster on November 11, 2025.
Court records say Figueroa is charged with three counts.
The first count is felony domestic assault by strangulation.
The second count is gross misdemeanor domestic assault.
The third count is gross misdemeanor, fifth-degree assault.
According to the complaint, a woman called 911 around 9:04 p.m. on November 11.
She reported that her boyfriend was pushing her while she held her young son.
Deputies went to an apartment in Lancaster to check the report.
Figueroa spoke with deputies outside the building, according to the filing.
He said the pair argued after a trip from Grand Forks, North Dakota.
He claimed he pushed a door open, breaking it, while trying to leave with a child.
He told deputies he pinned the woman against a wall to stop her from hitting him.
The complaint says deputies saw damage to a door in the home.
They also noted a minor injury to the woman’s nose and redness on her neck.
Based on their findings, deputies arrested Figueroa at the scene.
He was taken to the Pennington County Jail.
In a taped statement, the woman said the argument started after a hospital visit in Grand Forks.
She told deputies that Figueroa became upset about her phone and a message to a coworker.
She reported that, at the apartment, he pushed her twice while she held her son.
She said she nearly dropped the child and then did drop him.
The woman told deputies Figueroa, then grabbed her by the neck with one hand.
She said she could not breathe and told him to let her go.
She reported that he pinned her against a wall and squeezed her arms.
She said he later released her and went to gather his belongings.
The complaint states that Figueroa forced the door open again after she shut it.
Deputies later photographed the damage to the door and the woman’s reported injuries.
Court records also note a past conviction for Figueroa.
On March 28, 2023, he was convicted of domestic violence–bodily injury in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
That case was filed under number 18-2022-CR-01961.
A felony domestic assault by strangulation conviction in Minnesota can carry up to three years in prison and a fine.
More details on the Minnesota statute can be found here.
People affected by domestic violence can find help through the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
All charges are accusations.
Figueroa is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
