Are Jehovah's Witnesses really as peaceful as they claim? http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2005/01/11/news/porter_county/29e72e50d3863f8986256f8600176fee.txt From the archives: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/83293/1.ashx Cops: Woman attacks another at church
BY KEN KOSKY [email protected]
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This story ran on nwitimes.com on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:48 AM CST
PORTER TOWNSHIP | A Valparaiso woman was arrested on a battery charge after she was accused of attacking another woman inside the Jehovah's Witness Hall at 198 W. Division Road.
Janiene Griselle, 36, of 3602 Timberbridge Drive, Valparaiso, was taken to Porter County Jail at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. She faces a maximum of a year in prison if convicted of the battery charge. Porter County police also ordered her not to return to the church.
The victim, a 30-year-old Valparaiso woman, told police she was in the main sanctuary when she was told Griselle wanted to talk to her in the bathroom. The victim said she went to the bathroom, at which time Griselle stated she was sleeping with the victim's boyfriend.
The victim said Griselle screamed at her to leave the man alone, but the victim said she told Griselle she didn't want to discuss it at church. The victim said she tried to leave, but Griselle blocked her path and then slapped, punched and kicked her. The victim suffered scratches and a bruise before a man entered the bathroom to break it up, police said.
Police said Griselle admitted she lost her "cool" and would have to "live and learn."
If Griselle returns to the Valparaiso-area church, she faces arrest on a criminal trespass charge. Police issued a trespass warning at the request of a church elder.