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GP Police Arrested Man for Roughing Up Ex-Girlfriend at Bottle Drop Center

Grants Pass Police arrested a man for roughing up his ex-girlfriend at the Bottle Drop Center.

According to the Police Department, officers responded to a domestic disturbance at the recycling depot on Rogue River Highway on Saturday around 8 a.m..

Police said workers called 9-1-1 to report that 37-year-old Michael Wayne Cheek was shoving a woman around and throwing items everywhere before left fled on a skateboard. The female victim stayed at the Bottle Drop Center to talk to officers.

The woman told officers that Cheek pushed her, threw ice cream on her and ripped a bag of cans from her hand. She was not seriously hurt.

Officers located Cheek at Baker Park a short time later. He was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Physical Harassment.
Posted on 6/9/25 10:28AM by Sam Marsh