{"id":17689,"date":"2026-02-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=17689"},"modified":"2026-02-09T04:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:56:15","slug":"wadena-plymouth-man-charged-in-hotel-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wadena-plymouth-man-charged-in-hotel-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Wadena: Plymouth Man Charged in Hotel Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wadena<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Plymouth man faces felony assault charges after a hotel dispute in Wadena.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregory James Pasquarette<\/strong>, 32, of Plymouth, is charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation.<\/p>\n<p>He is also charged with felony domestic assault.<\/p>\n<p>A misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal damage to property charge was also filed.<\/p>\n<h2>What the complaint says<\/h2>\n<p>Police responded to a noise complaint at the Eastwood Inn Hotel around 3:16 a.m. on January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Officers reported hearing arguing inside a room.<\/p>\n<p>Court records say Pasquarette opened the door.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly gave a false name, &#8220;Greg Pete,&#8221; at first.<\/p>\n<p>Officers also noted an odor of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says items were scattered around the room.<\/p>\n<p>A woman was seen on the far side of the bed.<\/p>\n<p>She was crying and upset, the complaint says.<\/p>\n<p>The woman told police she tried to call for help.<\/p>\n<p>She said Pasquarette took her phone and broke it.<\/p>\n<p>Officers reported finding the broken phone under a table.<\/p>\n<p>The woman also reported being strangled during the argument.<\/p>\n<p>She said Pasquarette put his hands on her throat.<\/p>\n<p>She described an &#8220;X&#8221; grip with crossed thumbs.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says her breathing was blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Officers reported marks on her neck and throat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17690\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17690\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gregory-James-Pasquarette-300x214.png\" alt=\"Gregory James Pasquarette\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gregory-James-Pasquarette-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gregory-James-Pasquarette.png 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory James Pasquarette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Damage reported at the hotel<\/h2>\n<p>Police also reported damage to a hotel room door.<\/p>\n<p>They said a door handle was missing from a nearby room.<\/p>\n<p>They also reported marks on the door.<\/p>\n<p>They said it looked like it had been struck.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the woman locked Pasquarette out.<\/p>\n<p>It says he forced his way back in.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges and court<\/h2>\n<p>The case was filed on February 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged offense date is January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Doug Clark set bail at $2,000 with conditions, court records say.<\/p>\n<p>Those conditions include a no-contact order.<\/p>\n<p>The judge also ordered standard release terms.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior history noted<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint lists prior domestic violence-related convictions from 2010 through 2023.<\/p>\n<p>It also cites past DANCO violations.<\/p>\n<p>A DANCO is a domestic abuse no-contact order.<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242: Domestic assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2247: Domestic assault by strangulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wadena (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Plymouth man faces felony assault charges after a hotel dispute in Wadena. Gregory James Pasquarette, 32, of Plymouth, is charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation. He is also charged with felony domestic assault. A misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal damage to property charge was also filed. 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