A 38-year-old man was arrested in Saline County on charges of aggravated battery, kidnapping, and two counts of child endangerment.
Officials with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office said a 25-year-old woman from Assaria reported a domestic violence incident Thursday morning. She said that her husband threatened her, hit her, and handcuffed her to a pole in the basement before temporarily locking her in there. She said that her husband would only let her out of the basement if one of their children began crying.
An infant and a toddler were in the home at the time. While her husband had previously taken her cell phone, the woman was able to use a neighbor’s phone to report the incident after her husband left for work.
Saline County Sheriff’s Deputies on Friday arrested the husband, Kevin M. Walden, of Assaria. He also faces charges of witness intimidation.
