The hiker who cut off his own hand to free himself from a Utah canyon and inspired the blockbuster film '127 Hours' has been arrested on domestic violence charges.
Aron Ralston, 38, was booked into the Denver County jail Saturday after police arrested him on suspicion of assault and 'wrongs to minors.'
He was at the home of 38-year-old Vita Shannon at the time of the arrest. She was arrested on the same charges, as well, the Denver Post reports.
The exact circumstances of the alleged abuse are not clear and the Denver police are not releasing additional details at this time.
Ralston married Jessica Trusty in 2009 and they couple had a son Leo one year later. It's not known whether Ralston and Trusty are still together.
Ralston previously said the image of his future child helped him decide to cut off his own hand.
Ralston made headlines in 2003 when he amputated his right forearm with a pocketknife to free himself after a boulder that dislodged and trapped him inside a Utah canyon.
Ralston, an experienced outdoorsman with a background in mechanical engineering, was canyoneering alone in the remote canyon when the mishap occurred.
He wrote a best-seller about his ordeal titled, Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520466/127-Hours-hiker-Aron-Ralston-arrested-domestic-violence.html#ixzz2mzfoXPjY
Now, the question is, did he lay a hand on her?
