By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina man who reported the theft of a gaming system was later arrested for allegedly battering the woman he thought might be a suspect.
Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus said this morning that Davon Dirton, 30, of Salina, reported on June 17 that someone had stolen a PlayStation 4 gaming system from a residence in the 600 block of S. Second Street. During the course of the investigation, Dirton told police that a 30-year-old Salina woman might be a suspect.
The gaming system and damage caused by the burglary was estimated at $300.
Hanus said that an officer followed up with the woman and ruled her out as a suspect in the burglary, however, the officer determined that another crime had been committed on June 4 in the 400 block of S. Phillips Street and that the woman was the alleged victim.
It was determined during the investigation that the woman allegedly was the victim of aggravated assault and battery, including having a handgun pointed at her. The alleged suspect was Dirton, who was arrested Thursday on the following requested charges, Hanus said.
●Aggravated battery
●Aggravated assault
Hanus said the burglary on S. Second Street remains under investigation.