Cheyenne Police Arrest Aggravated Assault Suspect

Published on August 05, 2024

Last month, Cheyenne Police Detectives began an investigation into an aggravated assault that occurred on Van Lennen Avenue.

Over the weekend, the wanted subject, Edward Carabajal, 23, of Cheyenne, was arrested on a felony warrant related to the incident.

Case Background

On Sunday, July 21 at approximately 2:10 a.m. Cheyenne Police Officers were dispatched to a report of an aggravated assault that occurred at a residence in the 600 block of Van Lennen Avenue.

Officers arrived to find an unresponsive male victim, identified as Jamie Stephenson, 54 years old, of Cheyenne, with apparent head injuries. He was transported by ambulance to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and then life-flighted to Loveland, Colorado, where he remains hospitalized.

Through the investigation, officers learned that Carabajal entered into a verbal altercation with Stephenson in the basement of a residence. As the argument escalated, Carabajal allegedly grabbed a metal baseball bat and struck him in the head.

Following a thorough investigation, on Tuesday, July 30, detectives applied for and obtained an arrest warrant for Carabajal.

On Saturday, August 3, at approximately 8:45 a.m., Cheyenne Police observed Carabajal, who was known to have an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault, near 622 West Allison Road.

Carabajal was arrested without incident and booked into the Laramie County Jail. This case remains under investigation by the Cheyenne Police Department.