By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina man faces multiple requested charges, including kidnapping and aggravated domestic battery after incidents dating back to Dec. 17.
Officers were first sent to a residence in the 300 block of N. Kansas Avenue on Dec. 17 for the report of a physical domestic incident. A 23-year-old Salina woman told police that Jason Lytle, 38, of Salina, allegedly had punched her in the face while she was in the bathroom, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning. The woman had a laceration on her chin.
At that point, Lytle could not be found, Forrester said.
On Friday at 11 a.m., officers were sent to the Rodeway Inn, 2337 S. Ninth Street, for the report of a physical domestic incident allegedly between the woman and Lytle. Officers were told that Lytle had left northbound on S. Ninth Street in a tan Mercury Cougar.
A responding officer saw the car headed northbound on S. Ninth Street and attempted to stop Lytle, however, Lytle led police on a chase, Forrester said. The chase went east on E. Schilling Road to S. Ohio Street, then north on S. Ohio Street to Schippel Drive, where a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper had spike strips set up, he said.
Lytle swerved into on-coming traffic to avoid the spikes, however, another set of spikes that were set up nearby by Salina Police successfully punctured his tires, Forrester said.
Lytle turned east on E. Beloit Avenue and then north on Courtney Drive before he was apprehended. A marijuana pipe was found in the car.
Forrester said that while the pursuit was going on, other officers interviewed the woman who told them that on Wednesday at the Rodeway Inn, Lytle had allegedly head-butted her. She had an injury on her forehead. Then, on Friday, while she was in the restroom, Lytle allegedly threw her to the floor and attempted to strangle her, Forrester said.
As Lytle was allegedly throwing the woman to the floor, she grabbed for a towel rack, pulling it from the wall, Forrester added. Damage was estimated at $100.
Lytle was arrested on the following requested charges, Forrester said.
●Kidnapping
●Two counts of domestic battery
●Felony flee and elude
●Reckless driving
●Numerous traffic violations
●Possession of marijuana
●Possession of drug paraphernalia
●Aggravated domestic battery
●Criminal restraint
●Damage to property