SALINA — Salina police were called to the 1400 block of East Beloit on Friday to assist the Kansas Department for Children and Families with a 6-year-old boy who had been injured.

Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said Tuesday that the boy reported that his stepfather, Joseph Cubillas II, 36, Salina, had grabbed him around the neck and squeezed to the point that the boy couldn’t breathe, Forrester said. The boy had scratches on his neck and red marks on his forehead, Forrester said.

Cubillas was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery and child abuse, Forrester said.