**Grand Junction, CO - **On September 23, 2026, at approximately 10:16 a.m., officers with the Grand Junction Police Department were dispatched to the 200 block of South 4th Street for a report of an assault.
Through investigation, officers determined an adult female had been physically assaulted, stabbed, and strangled by an adult male suspect who prevented her from leaving the area during an ongoing domestic dispute.
The female was transported to a hospital for evaluation of serious bodily injuries.
Officers contacted the suspect a short time later and took him into custody without incident. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Kyle Schlepp was transported to the Mesa County Detention Facility where he was booked on the following charges:
Assault in the First Degree with Intent to Cause Serious Bodily Injury
Assault in the Second Degree with/Injury – Deadly Weapon
Assault in the Second Degree with Intent to Cause Serious Bodily Injury by Strangulation
Assault in the Third Degree
Domestic Violence
Felony Menacing
Second Degree Kidnapping
The investigation into this assault remains ongoing, and there is no additional information available at this time.