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Onalaska man accused of repeatedly trying to choke ex-girlfriend

Published

5 years ago

November 29, 2018

A La Crosse woman claims her former boyfriend beat her up and tried to strangle her three different times during a weekend fight.

The DA’s office is charging 20-year-old Manuel Grenert of Onalaska with strangulation and battery, defined as domestic abuse.

A criminal complaint says the two began to argue at her apartment, and then Grenert threw the woman’s phone at a wall, pulled some of her hair out, and knocked her to the ground.

After Grenert allegedly made three attempts to choke the victim, they both kicked each other.

Grenert told police that he didn’t strangle the woman.

He has been released from jail.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.