Suspect in domestic violence case flees; arrested at Palm Springs airport

The suspect in a domestic violence incident in Twentynine Palms that sent one woman to the hospital was arrested while attempting to flee at a local airport.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said that on Tuesday (November 3), Kodi Gaines, 26, punched a victim repeatedly at a home in the 73900 block of Two Mile Road in Twentynine Palms. Deputies in the area were flagged down, and they say that the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment for injuries.

Deputies say that they received information that Gaines fled the scene and was traveling to Palm Springs International Airport. They say that they coordinated with the Palm Springs Police Department, and on Wednesday (November 4) at around 6 a.m., they detained Gaines at the airport. He was taken into custody by San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to Twentynine Palms.

Kodi Gaines was arrested on suspicion of multiple charges of domestic violence. He was booked into the Morongo Basin jail and has since been released on bail.