A man has been convicted of domestic battery after witnesses saw him abusing his ex-wife.
On November 7th, Sparks Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance called in by a witness who saw Thomas Robert Kinney hit his ex-wife in the face and throw her on the ground.
The witness advised dispatch that the victim was likely to deny the incident to officers due to fear.
When officers arrived, they observed Kinney to have blood on his pants and observed the victim to have a split upper lip and dry blood around her mouth.
Both denied any physical altercation according to a release from the City of Sparks City Attorney's Office.
However, officers met with three separate witnesses who provided individual statements to officers indicating that they observed the defendant strike the victim in the face and later push her to the ground.
On December 13th, Senior Assistant City Attorney Ana Swanson represented the City of Sparks and secured a conviction for domestic battery against the Defendant.
“The Sparks City Attorney’s Office will continue to aggressively prosecute domestic violence in our community and will remain vigilant in protecting victims of crime in our community,” said City Attorney Wes Duncan.
Kinney will serve 30 days in the Washoe County Jail suspended not to exceed two years, on the conditions that he be placed on formal probation with the court to include regular testing for drugs and alcohol, spend 2 active days in jail, complete 48 hours of community service, pay a $200 fine plus administrative assessments, pay a $35 domestic violence fee, complete 26 weeks of domestic violence classes, attend an 8 hour class on the effects of violence in the home, and that he obey all laws.
