An Arkansas City man was arrested after police say he broke into a house and battered the occupant. 29 year old Blas Orlando Ibarra Jr. is facing felony charges, including one count of aggravated burglary of an occupied dwelling, and one count each of battery and criminal damage to property. Ark City Police say just before 9:30 last Saturday night, they were called to a home on South Sixth Street for a report of a disturbance in progress. Officers arrived to find out that Ibarra had broken open the front door and entered the home. Once inside, they say he hit a 63-year-old man in the face and threatened to kill him. Ibarra was locked up in the Cowley County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.