FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement in southwest Kansas are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an alleged incident involving an attack on a woman.
Just after 10 p.m., June 16, police were dispatched to the east part of Garden City following reports of a battery in progress where a man was assaulting a woman in a car, according to a media release from police.
Officers later found the woman on the opposite side of town with visible injuries. Investigators learned that the woman had given a ride to a man she knew, identified as 21-year-old Dominique Patrick.
During the drive, an argument ensued between them, during which Patrick began hitting her. The victim stopped the car in the middle of the street, at which point Patrick allegedly pulled her by the hair into the backseat, took control of the vehicle, and continued assaulting her.
Patrick then drove at high speeds across town, prompting multiple reckless driving complaints. Witnesses reported hearing the victim screaming for help. The victim was taken to St. Catherine Hospital for treatment of injuries. Patrick fled the scene in another vehicle before Officers arrived. On Thursday police located Patrick and took him into custody He is being held without bond on requested charges of Aggravated Kidnapping and Domestic Battery.