A man on probation was arrested at a Twentynine Palms hotel on suspicion of kidnapping and inflicting injury on a spouse or date.
On Monday (January 1), Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to Twentynine Palms arrived at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Twentynine Palms Highway, where they made contact with Dijon Cowans, a 39 year-old resident of Antelope Valley, at around 10 a.m.
Deputies placed Cowans under arrest for suspicion of kidnapping and injuring a date or cohabitant. Cowans is also being charged with robbery and attempting to dissuade a witness, and is facing enhancements for being a repeat violent offender within seven years of a previous conviction. Cowans is being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $80,000 bail.
