Elk Grove Man Arrested Following Death Threat in Domestic Violence Incident

Police deploy K-9 to apprehend suspect

An Elk Grove man was arrested early Tuesday morning following a domestic violence incident that included a death threat.

According to Elk Grove Police Department reports, 53-year old Juan Nelson was involved in a verbal argument that resulted in the suspect threatening to kill the victim and her family if she called 911. When the victim attempted to call 911 on her cell phone, Nelson took the phone and broke it.

When the victim attempted to call on the land line, the suspect disabled the phone. The victim then fled the residence and called 911 from a neighbor’s house.

When officers arrived, the suspect had fled the house on foot into a large vacant field west of the residence. Officers began searching the field with the assistance of a K-9 unit.

Officers made several announcements to the suspect that the K-9 would be deployed to no avail. Nelson was located in a drainage canal and apprehended by the K-9 unit.

After the suspect was treated for a dog bite at an area hospital, he was arrested and transferred to the county jail.