After the domestic incident, Cheri Lynn Knoblauch fled to the home of her sister-in-law, Karen Grenrood, who was a witness to the assault, according to the police report. Cheri Lynn told police that "she was in a lot of pain and that her jaw hurt and her ears were ringing," the report states. Police described her injuries as including "a large bruise on her left arm, a large scratch on the left side of her face, and a raised knot on her forehead."