Aug 10, 2020

Kan. man jailed for alleged violent attack on woman

Posted Aug 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Francisco photo Cowley County
Francisco photo Cowley County

COWLEY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a man following an alleged violent attack.

Just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday. police responded to a home in the 900 block of North Fifth Street in Arkansas City for a domestic disturbance, according to police.

Dispatchers reported an open 911 line with a man and woman yelling at each other. Police made contact with the 36-year-old victim and recorded extensive injuries to her face including a broken nose.

She was transported by the Arkansas City Fire-EMS Department to South Central Kansas Medical Center, where she remained overnight for treatment of her injuries.

Police identified 31-year-old Roberto Francisco as a suspect. They located him inside the home and took him into custody without incident on requested charges of aggravated battery-domestic violence and disorderly conduct. He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $100,000 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City.