David Allen Gray JR

On June 11, 2026, at approximately 7:20 A.M. Officers from the West St Paul Police Department responded to a domestic assault report at an apartment on the 2000 block of Christensen Avenue in West St. Paul, Dakota County, MN. Upon arrival officers spoke to the reporting party, the Victim herein, outside the apartment who stated that she had been assaulted by DAVID ALLEN GRAY ([DOB redacted]), the Defendant herein. The Victim and Defendant had been living together for the last year. The Victim stated that she and the Defendant had gotten into a fight and that he “whooped her ass.” The Victim stated that the Defendant grabbed her by the neck, slammed her up against the wall and that he “had his hands around my neck choking the f**king life out of me.” The Victim stated that she hit him with a pair of jean she was holding to try and stop him.

When the Defendant came after her again, she stated the Defendant’s father pulled him off her. The Victim stated that she couldn’t breathe, was in pain and afraid. Officers noticed a small mark on the front of the victim’s neck. Officer went to the apartment and the Defendant’s father answered the door stating that the Defendant was not there anymore. However, while officers were speaking to the father, officer saw the Defendant in the apartment. In a post Miranda statement, the Defendant admitted that they were arguing and fighting, saying that “both of us were going at it.” The Defendant told officers that he grabbed her while she was against the wall to calm her down but did not grab her neck.

He told officers that maybe his watch caused the mark on her neck.