By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
Salina Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance after a concerned acquaintance reported violence they heard over a phone call.
At 12:11 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, SPD officers reported to the 500 block of West Iron Avenue and spoke with a 35-year-old female victim at her residence with her 48-year-old boyfriend, Torick Patton.
"In speaking with them, we learned that Torick was refusing to let her leave the residence and pushing her away from the door," said SPD Lt. Kyle Tonniges. "At one point, he also took off his belt, raised it above his head, threatening to strike her."
Tonniges said the victim told officers that two days before the domestic report, Patton had held her down in a bed and began to strangle her.
Officers reported finding visible evidence of injuries on the victim's neck and decided to arrest Patton with requested charges for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, assault and criminal restraint.