A fatal shooting at Mount Massive Townhomes left one Leadville resident dead and another in custody after law enforcement responded to a call from the apartment complex last Tuesday.Â
Herbert Lucas Scott faces additional charges of nine counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, a Class 3 felony, in addition to charges of obscenity already on file.Â
Chaffee County’s new County Judge Diana C. Bull, could say the law is the family business.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Susan Michele Shafer, 60, of Salida, Jan. 3, on two warrants charging fugitive of justice. She was held in lieu of $500 bail.
The jury trial of Brett Boyles, one of four Buena Vista Correctional Complex inmates facing murder charges in the July 14, 2018, death of fellow inmate, Matthew Massaro, has been moved back to May 10-14.
Salida police officers arrested Cody Lee Bradshaw, 30, of Salida, Jan. 3 on a charge of flight to avoid prosecution – fugitive of justice. He was held in lieu of $500 bail.
DENVER – One of three persons charged with taking a vehicle at gunpoint in April in Chaffee County pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal crime that may put him in prison for seven years.
DENVER – A former deputy city clerk of Salida is suing for the city, claiming her superiors discriminated against her and damaged her reputation.
One of three sets of human remains found on two Conejos County properties in November was identified as that of Shayla Janee Hammel, 34, of Saguache, a Colorado Bureau of Investigation press release stated.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Debra Norby, 60, of Poncha Springs, Dec. 18 on charges of domestic violence and harassment. She was held without bond.
Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson said Wednesday the department has been aware of threats against Eric Coomer, security director of Dominion Voting Systems, who has been under attack since before the November General Election.
DENVER – Federal law enforcement authorities in Colorado are involved in a case in which Walmart Inc. is accused of unlawfully dispensing opioids from its pharmacies across the United States.
Salida police officers arrested Eric David Jacobson, 49, of Salida, Dec. 15, on a charge of violation of a restraining order. He was held in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Andrew Harold Carroll, 50, of Villa Grove, Dec. 13 on a warrant charging fugitive of justice. He was held in lieu of $2,000 bail.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Neal Carl Williams, 41, of Arvada, Dec. 5, on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under the influence of alcohol per se. He was held in lieu of $2,000 bail.
Jury trials for three of the four Buena Vista Correctional Complex inmates charged with first degree murder in the July 14, 2018, death of fellow inmate Matthew Massaro, will be rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns.
DENVER – An appeals court upheld the conviction of a minerals prospector who was prosecuted for laying waste to federal land in Saguache County.
Charges were filed by deputy district attorney Brian Andris Wednesday in 11th Judicial District Court against Isaiah Garcia, 21, of Moffat and Taylor Mossman, 21 of Homer related to a burglary and subsequent armed stand off with law enforcement Nov. 17 in Poncha Springs.
Salida police officers arrested Scott Andrew Wilkins, 31, of Moffat, Nov. 30, on charges of failure to drive in a single lane (weaving), possession of drug paraphernalia – penalty, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcoh…
The Saguache County Sheriff’s Office continued an investigation Monday of a murder that took place in the town of Saguache early Sunday morning.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jeffrey Morgan Jewell, 34, of Salida, Nov. 29, on charges of violtion of a restraining order, driving under the influence of alcohol, careless driving and open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle. He was held in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Nelson Reininger, 68, Salida, Nov. 22, on a charge of harassment. He was released on a summons.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Alexis Kate Ratteree, 35, of St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 13, on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle, driving on the left side of the road and driving a vehicle without a valid drivers…
A Sanford man wanted in connection with the human remains located in Conejos County was arrested at a motel in Gallup, New Mexico on Thursday.
Two suspects are being held on multiple charges in Chaffee County Detention Facility following an armed standoff in Poncha Springs Tuesday night.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Paula Jean Sanchez, 46, of Salida, Nov. 8 on charges of domestic violence and harassment. She was held without bond.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Erin Nichole Bartlett, 35, of Douglas, Wyoming, Nov. 1, on charges of weaving and driving a vehicle while license under suspension. She was released on a summons.
A 58-year-old male inmate from the Colorado Department of Corrections died Tuesday at the Littleton Adventist Hospital.Â
Michael Mosteller was given a three year deferred sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Noah Eugene Morfitt, 42, of Moffat, Oct. 25, on charges of failure to drive in a single lane and driving a vehicle under revocation. He was released on a summons.
Salida police officers arrested Alexander S. Hobson, 27, of Salida, Oct. 19, on a charge of flight to avoid prosecution – fugitive of justice. He was held in lieu of $100 bail.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Zachary Kevin Alston, 30, of Cañon City, Oct. 10, on a warrant charging fugitive of justice and violation of a restraining order. He was held in lieu of $500 bail on the warrant and without bond on violation of a restraining order.
Salida Police filed additional charges against Mack Hill, who was arrested Oct. 8 in connection with a string of car break-ins and thefts following a multi-jurisdictional investigation.
Mack Hill, 24, of Salida was arrested Thursday by local law enforcement in connection with a string of motor vehicle break-ins and thefts over the last several weeks.Â
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jonathan Ray Yarborough, 47, of Poncha Springs, Sept. 25, on a charge of violation of a restraining order. He was held in lieu of $750 bail.
Salida police officers arrested Cody Lee Bradshaw, 30, of Salida, Sept. 27, on charges of flight to avoid prosecution – fugitive of justice. He was held in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Romio S. Fiti, 53, of Nathrop pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of driving under the influence and criminal attempt to commit first-degree criminal trespass.
Ernest Marquez, defense attorney representing Herbert Scott, said he planned to request a preliminary hearing in the case involving obscenity charges against his client.
Herbert Lucas Scott, 20, faces three felony obscenity charges resulting from allegations of his showing pornographic material to juveniles at The Pony Patch at Doolittle Ranch on CR 291.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested James Germain Fisher, 21, of Buena Vista, Sept. 11, on charges of resisting an officer and violation of a restraining order. He was held in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Christopher Lane, 47, of Buena Vista pled guilty to charges of forgery earlier this month, for which he was sentenced to serve three years with the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Emma Katherine Dunn, 46, of Salida, Sept. 4, on charges of domestic violence and harassment. She was held without bond.
A local man suffered injuries when his sport utility vehicle went off the road on U.S. 50 Thursday evening and hit a tree.
Seldon Turnbull, of Buena Vista, charged with third degree arson and insurance fraud in the March 2017 fire that destroyed several structures at Piñon Court Cabins in Buena Vista, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in 11th Judicial District Court.
Salida Police Department reported a record 847 calls in August.
Gary Labor, 35, pleaded not guilty to charges including second degree murder, assault in the first degree and assault in the second degree in connection to the July 14, 2018, death of fellow Buena Vista Correctional Complex inmate Matthew Massaro, 32.
A Buena Vista man was arrested Monday on eight charges related to distribution and possession of controlled substances, theft and burglary, and unlawful weapons possession, Buena Vista Police chief Dean Morgan said.
Three candidates are in the running for the judgeship being vacated by retiring Chaffee County Judge William Alderton.
Hunter Hyde faces a revocation of probation and resentencing as a result of probation violations.
Daniel James Pesch, 37, who faces multiple charges in regards to alleged threats made against a member of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office will wait three weeks before charges will be filed by the District Attorney’s office.