SALINA — Law enforcement authorities in Salina made an arrest following a brief high-speed chase on Monday.

Police say the pursuit initially began as an alleged domestic battery in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in the 1100 Block of East Crawford just after 10:30 p.m.

The suspect Shawn Matthew Blazier, 32, Salina, was involved in argument with a 28-year-old woman; he pulled from a pickup and drove off, according to police.

Witnesses of the argument in the parking log notified police.

Officers say speeds topped out at 40 mph as Blazier ran several stop signs and finally hit a parked car at 12th and Crawford Street.

He got out of his Ford F-150 pickup and fled on foot before being apprehended in a backyard in the 600 block of South 12th Street.

Blazier, who is a registered Kansas sex offender, was booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges of Flee or Attempt to Elude, Driving While Suspended, Possession of Depressants, Obstruction and Domestic Battery.

The woman had some scratches, but was not otherwise hurt, according to police.