Ellis County Sheriff
At about 9:30 p.m. July 17, 2025, deputies with the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a domestic disturbance that had occurred in the 300 block of Hopewell Road, located in rural Ellis County.
Upon arrival, deputies contacted a 40-year-old female who had sustained multiple injuries as a result of the disturbance.
Through the course of the investigation, deputies were able to identify the suspect as 37-year-old Cody Evan Garrett of WaKeeney.
With the assistance of the Trego County Sheriff’s Office, WaKeeney Police Department, and the Kansas Highway Patrol, Garrett would later be located at a residence in Trego County and taken into custody.
Garrett was booked into the Ellis County Jail on charges of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated domestic battery, criminal threat and criminal damage to Property.
Garrett remains in the Ellis County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Trego County Sheriff’s Office, WaKeeney Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol for their assistance in this investigation.