By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
SWAT teams from the Salina Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol were able to talk a Saline County man out of a residence east of Salina Wednesday night after an alleged domestic violence incident that left an 83-year-old man injured.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies were called to the Salina Regional Health Center emergency room at approximately 4:40 p.m. Wednesday for the report of an 83-year-old man who was being treated for head injuries after an alleged incident at his home east of Salina. Deputies were told that the man was struck in the head with a handgun by a family member who Soldan identified as Lance Clemence, 43.
When deputies were unable to make contact with Clemence at the residence in the 6400 block of Country Club Road, the sheriff's office called in the Salina Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol SWAT teams to assist, Soldan said.
At approximately 10 p.m. Wednesday, the SWAT teams were able to make contact with Clemence and talk him out of the house without incident, according to Soldan.
Clemence was arrested on the following requested charges, Soldan said.
●Criminal threat
●Criminal restraint
●Aggravated assault
●Aggravated battery
●Interference with law enforcement officers/obstruction
Soldan said the 83-year-old man has been released from the hospital.