WINONA, Minn. — Deputies arrested a Pleasant Valley man whose girlfriend reported he choked her to a point she couldn’t breathe. Arrested at his home off County Road 17 near the Bridges Golf Course was 27-year-old Nicholas Robert Quinlan. The girlfriend, who is 28, said an ongoing argument escalated at his house. She said he choked her with both hands and also slapped and struck her. When she tried getting away, she said, he blocked her. She did break out, however, and drove 30 miles to her place in Onalaska. Quinlan then showed up at the Onalaska address and caused a disturbance, she said. She called Onalaska police. By then he was gone. Winona County deputies were advised and went to his Pleasant Valley address and made the arrest. This was about 5:10 p.m. Quinlan was booked on charges of strangulation, causing harm, and false imprisonment.
