In the early hours of Sunday, September 20, 2020, Blaine County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded twice to the same residence in Ketchum, Idaho. The first time, at approximately 3:00 a.m. for a verbal argument.
The second time, at approximately 4:12 a.m. for a report of a domestic battery in progress.
Upon investigation, Luis Alberto Velasquez-Reyes, age 30, of Ketchum, Idaho, was arrested and charged with felony Attempted Strangulation, I.C. 18-923, and misdemeanor Domestic Battery in the Presence of a Child, I.C. 18-918(4).
Velasquez-Reyes is being held in the Blaine County Detention Center pending arraignment in Magistrate Court on Monday.
Sheriff Steve Harkins
Posted: 11:30 a.m. on September 21, 2020
CONTACT: Holly Carter – Blaine County Sheriff’s Office (208) 788-5536 End.###