ASSAULT II AND STRANGULATION INVESTIGATION ARREST Clatsop County Major Crimes Team Detectives Arrest Suspect For Assault II And Strangulation At 988 S. Hemlock In Cannon Beach. (Photo) -05/08/25

On May 8, 2025, at about 8pm detectives from the Clatsop County Major Crimes Team along with Cannon Beach Police officers, Seaside Police officers and Clatsop County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Joshua Alan Gervolstad, a 46-year-old resident of Cannon Beach, for the May 7, 2025, assault and strangulation of his 39-year-old girlfriend, Kendra Edwards.  Gervolstad was located at 988 S. Hemlock and taken into custody without incident.

 

Gervolstad will be charged with Assault II and Strangulation.  Assault II (ORS 163.175) is charged when a person intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to another.  Serious physical injury is defined as physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ.  Strangulation (ORS 163187) is defined as a person who knowingly impedes another person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to the throat, neck, or chest, or by blocking the nose or mouth.

Detectives will continue to evaluate all evidence and investigative leads. The case will be presented to the Clatsop County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.

 

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact Officer Jenny Thompson at 971-601-0749.

 

The Clatsop County Major Crimes Team is comprised of detectives from Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside, Gearhart, and Cannon Beach Police Departments along with detectives from the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office and a representative from the Clatsop County District Attorney’s Office.

 

This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.

 

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