Man charged with beating, choking girlfriend
A 30-year-old Minot man is accused of beating and choking his girlfriend during a domestic altercation on Saturday evening.
Jacob Shawn Wiedmer is charged in district court in Minot with aggravated assault-domestic violence.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed with the court, the woman and Wiedmer were fighting over Wiedmer’s drinking, which led to the alleged assault incident.
– Andrea Johnson