SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect for an alleged violent attack on a juvenile.
Just after 6p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to 811 E. Iron Avenue in Salina for a report of a battery, according to Salina Police Capt. James Feldman. First responders made contact with two 11-year-old boys and a 12-year-old boy.
The juveniles reported they had been playing basketball with a man later identified as 21-year-old River Norberg. During the game, an exchange of “trash talk” escalated, and Norberg allegedly tackled one of the 11-year-olds, putting him in a chokehold that restricted his breathing.
A 12-year-old boy intervened and pulled Norberg off the victim, but Norberg allegedly attacked the 11-year-old again, placing him in another chokehold.
The 11-year-old also sustained a scratch above his right eye and reported that Norberg struck him several times on the top of his head. The other two juveniles managed to pull Norberg off the victim before he fled the scene, according Feldman.
Officers located Norberg several blocks away and took him into custody without incident. He was booked into jail on a requested charge of aggravated battery. The juveniles were released to their parents.