Boise psychiatrist arrested in California after cutting off ankle monitor
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- Boise psychiatrist removed his court-ordered ankle monitor and was arrested in California
- Charged with forcible penetration, alleged patient assault; Idaho board suspended license
- Detectives suspect additional victims; call Ada County Dispatch or victim services.
A Boise psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients was arrested in California after he cut off the ankle monitor he was required to wear as part of his release from jail, according to court records.
The California Highway Patrol apprehended Alexander Wills, 45, in Valencia, a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, the day after he removed his monitor in Meridian, according to court records and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website.
Wills was arrested and charged with forcible penetration by use of a foreign object in late September for allegedly sexually assaulting a female patient. He appeared in court on the felony charge this month and posted his $500,000 bond days later, under the stipulation that he couldn’t leave Ada County without permission as a part of his pretrial release, records showed.
He was also given an ankle monitor as part of his release, according to court filings. Wills has worked as a psychiatrist in the Boise area for over a decade, according to his LinkedIn, and owns PERMA Mental Health & Ketamine Clinic, which has offices in Boise, Nampa and Twin Falls.
He’s expected to be extradited back to Idaho, said Lauren Montague, a spokesperson for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.
Idaho’s medical board in an emergency order suspended Wills’ license after the state’s licensing board filed a complaint against him, citing the “nature and severity” of the criminal charges . Wills’ potential to abuse or exploit his patients, particularly female patients, added to the medical board’s decision, the eight-page order read.
The complaint from the state’s licensing board accused Wills of engaging in a “pattern of unprofessional behavior” with two female patients. The complaint, and subsequent order, were published on the licensing board’s website.
“To prevent or avoid the immediate danger that (Wills) presents to the health, safety and welfare of the public as a practicing physician, an immediate suspension of (Wills’) license is necessary,” wrote Dr. Guillermo Guzman, the chairman of the state’s medical board.
A criminal complaint reviewed by the Idaho Statesman confirmed basic details about the alleged sexual assault, but didn’t additional provide information cited in the medical board’s complaint. The Boise Police Department doesn’t publish reports as a part of the court record and will typically deny public record requests from reporters for police or other investigative reports.
In late August, Wills picked up a woman who was a patient of his for “a social purpose,” according to the complaint. The woman believed they were going to a restaurant or bar, but instead, he took her to a hotel room where he’d been living and “made aggressive physical contact” with her, the complaint alleged. This incident led to the felony forcible penetration charge.
Wills asked another female patient during a virtual appointment in September to meet him after work at a restaurant or bar, but she declined. At the end of the appointment, he “blew a kiss” to her and used a term of endearment, the complaint said. The woman said it felt like he was making a romantic or sexual advance toward her.
A voicemail recording at Wills’ clinics in southern Idaho on Tuesday stated that the offices were “permanently closed” due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
Wills already faced two misdemeanor charges, for domestic battery or assault in the presence of a child and intentional destruction of a telecommunication line, for a 2024 incident, court records showed. In October 2024, Boise police arrested Wills after he allegedly grabbed a woman’s wrist and took her phone away when she tried to call 911, court records showed.
He also initially faced a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance after candies at his medical office tested positive initially for methamphetamine, according to court filings. The charge was dropped at the prosecution’s request after further testing showed it was a false positive.
Detectives are concerned that there could be additional victims. Anyone wanting to file a police report can call the Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790. And, those needing support can reach out to the Ada County Victim Services Center.
