Man suspected of battery on San Jacinto Girl

A 38-year-old San Jacinto man suspected of sexual battery on a child was behind bars today.

Richard Armando Ayala was arrested Monday night after Riverside County sheriff’s deputies were alerted to alleged inappropriate behavior involving the suspect and a youth.

Sheriff’s officials did not disclose the nature of the contact, which allegedly occurred around 6 p.m. in the 100 block of Main Street.

Ayala was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where he was being held in lieu of $3,500 bail.