Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after girl’s head held under water

A 19-year-old Wichita man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping after a 17-year-old girl was battered, drug to a pond and then held under water, police said Tuesday.

Officer Charley Davidson said Dominic Thomas and the victim were talking near a pond near 37th North and Sullivan when a “disturbance occurred” and the assault happened. Police were called at around 10 p.m. on Monday to a home in the 3900 block of North Litchfield, near 37th.

They found the girl “visibly shaken and wet,” Davidson said.

Thomas was later arrested.

The police department encourages anyone who is a victim of domestic violence to seek help by calling:

• 911
• Harbor House Domestic Violence Shelter, 316-263-6000
• Wichita Family Crisis Center, 316-267-7233
• Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, 316-263-3002
• StepStone, 316-265-1611
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233

This story was originally published September 22, 2020 at 10:25 AM.