The Hays Police Department says the botched sale of a gun last month resulted in an Aggravated Battery arrest.
Police were called to a disturbance in the alley of the 200 block of West 7th Street on January 31. No one was in the immediate area when officers arrived, but there was a pool of blood and a blood trail.
Officers investigated and determined that John C. Towle tried to buy a 9mm handgun from another citizen and a disagreement over the price resulted in a fight. The victim suffered head and facial injuries.
Towle has been arrested for Aggravated Battery and Felony Possession of a Firearm. He also was cited for Disorderly Conduct for a separate incident.