Sparks Police Department officials have released details about an arrest made this afternoon on North McCarran Boulevard.
At around 3:00 p.m., officers were called to the area near N McCarran Blvd and Victorian Ave in Sparks for a report of a violent disturbance.
When they got there, officers found that a woman had been beaten up - a man had allegedly hit the woman in the head with a metal chain, then tried to strangle her with it.
The victim was able to identify the suspect as Alejandro Ayala.
While officers were investigating the battery, a disturbance was called in at a nearby apartment complex - responding to that incident, officers found Ayala after he had reportedly damaged a car.
Ayala was not cooperative with officers, but was found and arrested.
Ayala has been charged with the crimes of domestic battery, domestic battery by strangulation, battery with a deadly weapon, obstructing justice and damage to property.
The Sparks Police Department is asking that if anyone witnessed the incident or has any additional information, please call the Sparks Police Department at (775) 353-2231 and refer to case 25-2444.
