By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Lead Reporter - Salina Post
Salina Police Department (SPD) officers reported to a residence in the 1200 block of Cloud Circle Saturday evening, where they met a woman with blood stains on her shirt and bloody nose — she reported that a man attacked her and threatened to kill her shortly before they arrived.
Just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, SPD officers reported to the residence on Cloud Circle after the 21-year-old woman called for help in the home.
"She indicated that while at the residence, she got into a disturbance with a Christian Lasso Olivas," said SPD Capt. James Feldman. "Christian became upset with the female and began yelling at her. He then got on top of her and began strangling her. He kept telling her that he was going to kill her and her family."
Feldman said the victim was able to push the 20-year-old Lasso Olivas off of her, but he then dragged her into another room and pushed her onto the bed. There, he allegedly continued the verbal assault and began striking her in the face.
The victim reported that on the bed, Lasso Olivas began strangling the victim again and threatened to kill her and her family.
"She [the victim] attempted to get away from him — he then put a pillow on top of her head and pushed her into the bed," Feldman said. "As she was bleeding, she was able to ask if she could clean up the blood, he said no. She tried to get away from him but was able to keep her in the room. She then was able to get away into the kitchen where she grabbed a knife to protect herself."
Lasso Olivas had possession of the victim's phone, so the victim demanded that he return the phone to her, which he refused. He allegedly threatened to kill her again if she called the police.
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Feldman said Lasso Olivas then reached for the victim, and she slashed the knife on his hand, causing a small cut. This caused Lasso Olivas to drop the victim's phone, allowing her to call 9-1-1 for assistance.
"Officers were able to take him into custody without incident," Feldman said.
Emergency responders transported the victim to Salina Regional Health Center to care for her injuries, but the cut on Lasso Olivas' hand did not require medical attention.
Officers then booked Lasso Olivas into the Saline County Jail. They requested charges for attempted voluntary manslaughter, three counts of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated kidnapping, criminal threat, domestic battery and criminal deprivation of property.