
SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a suspect for aggravated battery.
Just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Justin Hatton, 25, Salina, was having an argument with a woman in her 20s in the 800 block of Sherman Street in Salina, according to Police Captain Mike Sweeney.
The woman got into a car and was beginning to leave when Hatton allegedly got into the passenger side of the car, bit the woman on the shoulder, and pushed her out of the driver’s door. She narrowly missed being run over, according to police.
Hatton then drove away in the car. While being interviewed by police, the woman told officers that Hatton had damaged her cell phone, and sprayed mace in her face during an another argument on Saturday morning.
Hatton was located Monday afternoon in Lincoln County and taken into custody on requested charges of aggravated battery, DV battery, and damage to property.