A 22-year-old Austin man is in the Mower County Jail after he was suspected of assaulting and strangling a woman on Wednesday.

According to Austin police, Bryce Brim faces possible charges of domestic abuse and felony domestic assault by strangulation. The case has been sent to the Mower County Attorney’s office for review.

Authorities were alerted just before midnight that a domestic assault was in progress on the 800 block of Ninth Avenue Southwest. A 21-year-old woman reported she had been physically assaulted and suffered strangulation. She met officers at a 10th Avenue Northwest location where she had gone to get away from the man. Witnessing the incident was an 11-year-old, according to the report, although the relationship, if any, to the woman was not disclosed. The woman did not receive medical treatment.

Officers intercepted the suspect at the Ninth Avenue location, but he did not come to the door when officers requested entry.

The owner of the property gave officers permission to gain entrance by an unlocked window, which an officer tried to do, but the suspect allegedly tried to slam the window on the officer’s hands.

The officer shocked the suspect with a Taser and then used a chemical agent to subdue the man. Officers had to use the same methods at the jail, when the man continued to be combative, said Police Chief Brian Krueger.