A man accused of putting a woman into a headlock during an argument about music in Centralia is facing a felony assault charge in Lewis County Superior Court.
Officers with the Centralia Police Department responded to the dispute in the 3000 block of Borst Avenue just after 2 a.m. on May 3, according to police call logs.
The disagreement reportedly began as “a verbal argument over music,” which escalated when the defendant, identified as Griffin Lee Russell Sr., 31, of Chehalis, allegedly placed the woman he was arguing with “in a headlock and squeezed her neck for about six seconds,” according to court documents.
Responding officers reportedly observed “red marks on (the woman’s) neck and chest.”
When asked to “go outside so (officers) could speak with him,” Russell allegedly “refused” and tried to enter a different room, which reportedly had children inside. “The officers had to restrain Russell, which he resisted, to get him outside,” according to court documents.
When questioned, Russell allegedly “admitted he choked (the woman) after they got into a verbal argument over music,” according to court documents.
Lewis County Jail records indicate he was arrested and booked into the jail just before 2:45 a.m. on May 3.
He was charged that afternoon with one count of second-degree assault, domestic violence.
