MILLCREEK — A Roosevelt man was arrested Saturday and accused of beating a woman using a horse whip and threatening her at gunpoint.
Branden Lee Vincent, 52, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated assault resulting in serious injury, aggravated kidnaping and aggravated assault.
On Friday night, the woman was forced into his pickup truck near 3800 South and 300 East and he "repeatedly struck her with a horse whip, a cowboy boot, and his fists, causing substantial visible injuries to her face and arms," according to a police booking affidavit.
Vincent told the woman he was going to take her to Roosevelt, but "she stated that approximately halfway to Daniel's Summit (Vincent) forced her to undress at gunpoint" and then "ordered her to run and then pursued her," the affidavit states.
After catching the woman, Vincent forced her back into his truck at gunpoint again and drove back toward Salt Lake County as he "continued to punch her, choke her with his hands, whip her with the horse whip, and strike her with his cowboy boot," according to police.
Vincent took the woman to a friend's residence near where the ordeal began. After he fell asleep, the woman escaped on Saturday and contacted police.
The case remained under investigation on Monday.
This story may be updated.
Domestic violence resources
Help for people in abusive relationships can be found by contacting:
- Utah Domestic Violence Coalition: Utah's confidential statewide, 24-hour domestic violence hotline at 1-800-897-LINK (5465)
- YWCA Utah Survivor Services: 801-537-8600
- Utah's statewide child abuse and neglect hotline: 1-855-323-DCFS (3237)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
