Seymour police are saying they had to use a Taser to subdue a suspect after breaking up a domestic dispute last night.

The incident happened at about 7:40 p.m. in the 100 block of Walnut Street. Officers on patrol noticed a violent domestic dispute. 24-year-old Alexander Garrard is suspected of battering a woman.

Garrard allegedly tried to run away as officers went to arrest him. Officer Devlin McMindes used a Taser to end the chase. Garrard is facing preliminary charges of domestic battery, and resisting law enforcement.