NORFOLK, Neb. -- Around 6:15 p.m., Norfolk Police said they responded to a disturbance at a residence in the 300 block of West Bluff Avenue.

NPD said upon arrival, the officers spoke to an adult female. She described that she
was assaulted by Jose Zavala, of Norfolk. 

According to authorities, she explained that she and Zavala were in a verbal argument and that Zavala grabbed her face and threatened to hit her. He also threw a trashcan at her. A jar that had been in the trash can, struck her in the head, according to NPD.

Officers said they also had contact with an intoxicated Zavala. They attempted to speak to him about the incident.

NPD said two witnesses at the scene were also interviewed and Zavala was arrested for third-degree domestic assault. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.