Attempted murder suspect arrested in Post Falls | Crime

Post Falls Detectives arrested an attempted murder suspect this week.

38-year-old Kenneth Edward Schleining of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, was arrested for attempted murder on September 25th, 2012, around 6:00 p.m.

According to Post Falls Police, Schleining strangled his girlfriend unconscious in his car on the morning of Sept. 22nd while parked in the Love's Travel Stop, located at 4208 W. Expo Parkway in Post Falls.

When the woman regained consciousness, Schleining told her to go back to sleep because she would be dead soon. She was able to fight her way out of the vehicle and esacpe.

Schleining has an extensive criminal history in the Spokane area and is currently a registered sex offender. Schleinging spent jail time in Boise for a domestic violence when he cut his girlfriends throat during an argument.