Woman charged with shooting her husband

Cassandra Alvarez, 26, of Mountain Home, was arrested without incident Monday, charged with aggravated battery for allegedly shooting her husband in the arm with a handgun at their residence on the west side of town.

No further details of what police were describing as a domestic violence incident were immediately available as the incident remains under investigation.

Police received the report at roughly midnight, late Sunday or early Monday morning.

The victim was transported to a Boise area hospital by ambulance where he was scheduled for surgery.

Alvarez is an employee at the Elmore County Detention Center (jail), which is run by the sheriff's office. She has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation by city police and the Idaho State Police, part of standing procedure at the sheriff's office.

She was arraigned on the charges Monday and posted the $50,000 bond set by the court.

For more details, pick up this Wednesday's Mountain Home News.