Man faces domestic violence charges for attack with dreadlocks

1:14 PM, Jan 9, 2013   |    comments
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PORTLAND, Oregon (KGW) - A Portland, Oregon man is accused of using his dreadlocks to choke his girlfriend in a domestic violence attack.


The woman was taken to a Portland hospital with "numerous, non-life threatening injuries," according to Sgt. Pete Simpson with the Portland Police Bureau.


She told officers that Caleb Grotberg attacked her just after 2 a.m. Monday at a residence in the 3200 block of Southeast 22nd Avenue. Her detailed description helped police find Grotberg in the neighborhood and arrest him.

KGW