SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Detectives and Deputies have located 29-year-old Ivan Bojorquez.
Bojorquez was wanted for a domestic violence incident that occurred in the 300 block of Colony Drive in rural San Luis Obispo.
On Saturday, Feb. 27, at approximately 9:20 p.m., San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of domestic violence in the 300 block of Colony Dr., rural San Luis Obispo.
Prior to their arrival, the suspect, Ivan Bojorquez, was believed to have fled on foot. Deputies contacted the adult female victim, who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries. An area search for the suspect located his abandoned vehicle and a backpack containing firearms.
A search for the suspect was conducted with the assistance of an Atascadero Police Department K9 unit and the California Highway Patrol Helicopter; ultimately, the suspect was not located.
Then at approximately 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Bojorquez was located by Deputies and Detectives at a neighboring residence of the original crime scene.
The suspect was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
Bojorquez was booked into the County Jail on several charges, including attempted kidnapping, threatening with intent to terrorize, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, and preventing a witness/victim from reporting a crime.
On Monday, Mar. 1, the Sheriff’s Office released new information regarding the contents of the backpack found during the area search on Saturday. It included two firearms with ammunition and two pairs of brass knuckles. Two pounds of methamphetamine, scales, and packaging material, all indicating the sale of narcotics, were also found in the backpack.
The victim was pregnant at the time and had to be treated at two separate local emergency rooms for injuries related to two separate assaults. Bojorquez remains in County Jail on charges including attempted kidnapping, threatening with intent to terrorize, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, and preventing a witness/victim from reporting a crime.
