SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 51-year-old man has been arrested on charges including kidnapping after a SWAT team responded Saturday morning to a woman being held against her will in the Yalecrest neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
A call came to dispatch at 9:38 a.m. regarding suspicious circumstances involving a woman involved in a domestic violence situation.
“Officers and a sergeant with the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Liberty Patrol Division started looking into the case and learned the woman may have been in immediate danger,” says a news release issued by the Salt Lake City Police Department public relations department.
“During the investigation, officers learned the suspect, Daymian Martiez Hughes, took the woman’s keys and phone and prevented her from leaving a home, located near 1500 E. Laird Ave. Officers responded to the home and locked down the area.”
Negotiations were started, “but Hughes refused to come out and would not let the woman leave the home,” the statement says. “The on-scene incident commander requested the assistance from the Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT Team…. After several attempts to get Hughes to surrender, he finally released the woman and then exited.”
The woman told officers Hughes “prevented her from leaving and that she feared for her safety.”
Officers booked Hughes into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on charges that include kidnapping, damaging or interfering with a communications device, and interfering with a peace officer, the statement says.
People involved in domestic violence situations are encouraged to contact the Utah Department of Human Services: Domestic Violence Services or the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition for support.
The Salt Lake City Police Department encourages anyone who has experienced domestic violence to call 801-799-3000 and ask to speak with a Victim Advocate or call their 24-hour hotline directly at 801-580-7969, the statement says. All services are free, and callers can get information anonymously.
To reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 800-799-7233.
