A WATSONVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ON SUSPICION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OFFICIALS SAY 27-YEAR-OLD ALBERTO SCALANT BROKE INTO THE HOME OF A WOMAN HE HAD BEEN DATING, BEAT HER, AND THREATENED TO KILL HER WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO GET THE SUSPECT TO LEAVE HER HOME. SCALANT WAS ARRESTED AT HIS WORK LATER THAT DAY AND BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.
