Trigger Warning: This story contains descriptions of domestic violence.
Nathan Griffith remains behind bars, weeks after being arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend Anastasia Biddle, and violating the probation he was already on for strangling his sister back in 2023.
As The Ashley previously reported, the Teen Mom 2 dad was defended by his baby mama Jenelle Evans immediately after his arrest, with Jenelle stating that she didn’t believe that Nathan got physical with his girlfriend, and that the girlfriend was at fault for what happened just as much as Nathan. (Jenelle— who shares son Kaiser with Nathan— even offered Nate a place to stay on the night the cops were looking for him.)
However, The Ashley has obtained the arrest report, as well as the domestic violence report, from the night Nathan was arrested and it tells a very different story than the one Jenelle told on TikTok in defense of Nathan.
According to the officer who wrote the declaration of arrest report— obtained by The Ashley— cops were dispatched to the home to find Anastasia sitting in her car. The officer reported that Anastasia claimed that Nathan “is an alcoholic; however he has not drank any alcohol for the time they have been dating.” (She stated that she and Nate had been together since November.)
Anastasia told the cops that Nathan had been drinking for the few days leading up to the arrest and that he had “started to become aggressive with her.”
“Today [Anastasia] told [Nathan] that they were breaking up and she got in her car to call his mom [Doris Davidson],” the report states. “While [Anastasia was] on the phone with his mom, he came out to the car and took her phone away from her, later giving it back.”
Anastasia stated that she remained in the car and Nathan went back inside the home and called her.
“[Nathan] begged [Anastasia] to come back inside of the house and cuddle with him one last time and [Anastasia] agreed, as long as [Nathan] would leave,” the report states. (It appears that Nathan and Anastasia were staying at a home that belongs to one of her family members.)
Anastasia told the cops that when she went back into the home, things turned scary.
“While on the bed laying down, [Nathan] got on top of [Anastasia] and grabbed both of her arms,” the report states. “At one point, he let go and wrapped both of his hands around her neck and strangled her for a couple of seconds. [Nathan] would let go of her neck and grab [Anastasia’s] arms again. [Nathan] repeated this approximately three times. [Anastasia] was finally able to leave the residence and call the police.”
Despite Nathan (and later Jenelle) claiming that he didn’t get physical with her, the cops noted some wounds on Anastasia’s body.
“I observed reddening and multiple marks on [Anastasia’s] neck, as well as reddening on her right bicep area,” the officer wrote. “Photos were taken of the injuries.”
The officers wrote that, while they were speaking to 21-year-old Anastasia, Nathan came outside but ran back into the house when he spotted the cops.
“[Nathan] ignored multiple commands to stop and turn around,” the officer wrote. “[Nathan] refused to come outside for officers, even after knocking on the door and speaking with him on the phone.
“[Nathan] was extremely intoxicated while talking with him over the phone, slurring his words and crying hysterically,” the officer noted.
Once the officers saw that Nate was already on probation for Attempted Battery by Strangulation— a charge he pleaded guilty to last year after getting violent with his sister in 2023— they called the probation officer to come down and assist.
The officer declared he had probable cause for three charges against Nathan: domestic battery strangulation, violating his probation by consuming alcohol, and being uncooperative with officers.
“Due to the fact [Nathan] did use force or violence upon the person of another, with whom he shares a domestic relationship…by strangling her multiple times, has a history of strangulation, and [Anastasia] having marks around her neck, [Nathan] was arrested for Domestic Battery Strangulation,” the report reads.
As The Ashley has previously reported, Nathan has a history of being charged with domestic battery and strangulation. In addition to the crime against his sister in 2023, Nate was charged in February 2023 with “domestic battery by strangulation” against a girlfriend (while he was married to May Oyola) in Florida. The case did not move forward because the alleged victim dropped the charges.
In 2016, Nathan was arrested in South Carolina for attacking his then-girlfriend Jessica Henry. She told police at the time that Nate had come into her room while she was sleeping and started choking her.
In March of 2015, Nathan was arrested for domestic violence against Jenelle when he allegedly tried to rip the engagement ring he had given Jenelle off of her finger. (The incident played out on an episode of ‘Teen Mom 2.’ Who could forget a sobbing Nate screaming “Jenneeeeeellle!” in the back of a police car?!) Jenelle later dropped those charges against Nathan.
He has also been arrested numerous times for alcohol-related charges.
After Nathan’s arrest, Anastasia filed out a questionnaire given to her by the officers, which is standard following an arrest for domestic violence in Las Vegas. The DV Auxiliary LAP Questionnaire asks the alleged victim about the person who was arrested and their past behavior. Depending on the answers given by the alleged victim, it could be determined that they are in “high risk/danger.”
Anastasia answered “Yes” when asked if she thought Nathan might try to kill her, which automatically deemed the situation “high risk/danger.”
She also stated that Nathan has been “violently or consistently jealous/ controls most of her daily activities.” (This is something that Nathan and Anastasia had previously celebrated about their relationship on social media.)
Since his arrest, The Ashley can confirm that Nathan has retained a private attorney. He is currently facing a felony charge of “Domestic Battery by Strangulation,” as well as a misdemeanor charge of “Domestic Battery, First Offense.” He appeared in court on April 29 for those charges and was kept in custody, due to his probation violation charge.
During that same court hearing, Nathan was ordered not to have any contact with Anastasia until at least August 21. Right before the court hearing, though, Nathan called Anastasia from jail and begged her not to go to the court date, in hopes the charges would end up getting dropped against him. (You can listen to the audio of that call below.)
According to court records, Nathan is due to go before a judge on May 13 for the new charges. In addition, his old case (for strangling his sister) has been reopened, due to him allegedly violating his probation from that charge.
On Tuesday, Nathan went to court for the probation violation charge, where it was determined that Nathan would remain in custody until May 22, which is the date of his next hearing for this charge.
As The Ashley previously reported, Nathan could be facing some serious jail time if he is convicted of the crimes he’s charged with. The terms of his sentence from the 2023 strangulation conviction state that, if Nathan violates his probation, he will go to prison for 12 to 48 months.
The Ashley will continue to update on this story. Stay tuned…
