Aron Ralston, the inspiration behind the movie '127 Hours' is being held by the Denver police authorities for domestic violence.
Ralston was arrested on Saturday, December 7, and is now being held in the Denver County jail. The jail records say that Ralston is facing one count of assault and one count of wrongs to minors.
The 38-years old American outdoorsman became famous after a canyoneering accident in 2003 that forced him to amputate his own right forearm using a pocketknife in an attempt to free himself.
On April 26, 2003, Ralston was hiking through Blue John Canyon, in eastern Wayne County, Utah, which is south of the Horseshoe Canyon unit of Canyonlands National Park. On his descent, a suspended boulder on which he was climbing down became dislodged and crushed his right hand against the canyon wall. Ralston, unfortunately, had not informed anybody about his hiking trip and no one knew about his whereabouts.
Ralston tried to release his crushed arm but could not do so. His ordeal lasted for five days where he survived with extremely limited food and water supply. Ralston also said that he was forced to drink his own urine. He thought that he will die and carved his name, date of birth and presumed date of death on the canyon wall. Ralston also videotaped his last goodbyes to his family.
However, Ralston had only one chance of escaping and that was by amputating his own arm. Using just a pocket knife he broke his radius and ulna bones and amputated the trapped forearm.
After the harrowing accident he wrote a best-seller titled "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" and also became a motivational speaker. In 2010, the story was made into a movie called "127 Hours," which starred James Franco. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards.
Ralston is scheduled to appear the in court on Monday, December 9. A spokeswoman for the Denver Police Department said that details of the incident for which Ralston has been arrested cannot be disclosed.
