Court records say the case involved a domestic incident at Hoehn’s apartment on May 5, 2016.
Hoehn's girlfriend at the time told police that an argument started as they were sorting laundry and Hoehn slapped her with a shirt.
She said he then threw her on the bed and tried to tie her up.
When she ran to the bathroom to get away, she said Hoehn "slammed her down" into the bathtub and said he was going to drown her.
Hoehn told police he was trying to put the shower on her and "it might have been excessive to put her into the bathtub," court records said.
The two had been dating and living together for two years at the time, according to court records.
The word “bathtub” in that case stands out because of a comment made by a man who lives in Hoehn’s north Fargo apartment building, where police Thursday discovered a newborn in Hoehn’s unit.
Christipher Miranda, who lives below Hoehn, said he heard noises in the bathroom above his apartment Saturday afternoon, around the time the missing woman, Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, disappeared after reportedly going to Hoehn’s apartment to model a dress.
Miranda said he heard banging sounds in the bathtub in the apartment above him about 1:30 p.m. or 2 p.m. and that the sounds lasted for 15 to 20 minutes. He said he could then hear the shower running.
Hoehn was convicted in November in Cass County District Court on the domestic abuse charge, and he was given two days in jail and ordered to pay $400 in fees.