A Grass Valley man has been arrested, after what started out as a fight with his wife. Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal says the wife of 33-year-old Jesse Friedman was upset that Friedman was having contact with a woman on the internet and wanted him gone from their home, in the 11-thousand block of Highway 174. Royal says Friedman became enraged and started throwing things. Then SHE tried to leave, went outside, and texted a friend to call the Sheriff’s Department…

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Royal says the wife then tried to block Friedman from going back inside the house, through the garage, but Friedman forced his way in and hit her, causing some bruises to her legs. Then the buzzer at the gate to the driveway went off, indicating someone had arrived. He says Friedman went inside the garage and came back out with a rifle, and found himself confronting Sheriff’s deputies. He then went back inside but soon after came back out and surrendered to officers without further incident. During a probation search of the home, a lot of drug-related items were found…

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Charges included battery of a spouse, false imprisonment, possession of stolen property and a controlled substance, and manufacturing a controlled substance.