Williams man arrested for attempted murder

A Williams man was arrested for attempted murder for reportedly trying to run down two men with his car, striking one in the parking lot of the Colusa County Fairgrounds, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Gayro Velazquez, 21, of the 900 block of North Street, turned himself into authorities on Sunday afternoon and was booked into Colusa County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, the CHP reported.

The arrest stems from an incident late Saturday night at the fairgrounds, where the CHP, Colusa police and Colusa County sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a fight involving 15 to 20 people, according to a report released by the CHP on Monday.

The CHP said a wedding reception at been taking place at the fairgrounds, and a verbal argument had started. Law enforcement was called to the scene at 11:40.

Velazquez had reportedly been punched by two men identified as Jesus Chavez, 31, of Colusa, and Felix Silva, 19, of Arbuckle, while he was sitting in his car, the CHP reported.

The men fled the scene on foot when uniformed security officers got to the scene, the CHP reported.

Velazquez, according to witness statements to the CHP, then "accelerated his vehicle" and hit Silva, and narrowly missed Chavez, the CHP report states.

Silva was airflighted to Sutter Memorial Hospital, where he was reported to have head injuries and several broken bones, the CHP said.

He remained on life support in the intensive care unit on Tuesday, authorities reported.

The CHP stated that Velazquez contacted its office about 12:30 on Sunday. He was arrested at his home about 25 minutes later.