An assault incident in downtown Glenwood Springs Saturday involving a homeless man allegedly striking a local business owner has raised questions over arrest policies.
The situation prompted the Glenwood Springs Police Department to issue a statement clarifying details, and saying some social media comments about the incident were based on misinformation.
Glenwood Springs Police Chief Joseph Deras said Monday that, while the Garfield County Jail is currently operating under COVID-19 restrictions as to the types of offenders who are jailed, in this instance the suspect was unlikely to have been booked even without those restrictions.
Deras said the altercation took place about 4:30 p.m. Saturday when Sean D. Hurt, 37, entered a business and was causing a disturbance. Social media posts indicated the incident took place at the Chocolate Moose and involved the owner.
A 60-year-old man has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl at the South Canyon hot springs on city property west of Glenwood Springs last weekend.
Glenwood Springs Police were advised of the assault at the natural hot springs, commonly known as the “hot pots,” located just off the South Canyon Road north of the city landfill entrance.
Kenneth Hartley of New Castle was arrested following a police investigation of the Sunday incident on charges including sexual assault against a minor, indecent exposure and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Kenneth Hartley
Garfield County Detention Center photo
A transient man was arrested Jan. 23 after he allegedly stole a vehicle in Glenwood Springs before being involved in a collision in Carbondale, according to a Glenwood Springs news release.
This was just two days after Adrian Hermosillo Gutierres allegedly disrobed and engaged in a lewd act in front of children and other adults.
“During that same event he chased a woman who was able to flee to safety and notify the police,” the release states. “Pursuant to prevailing booking protocols he was issued a summons and released.”
Later that same day on Jan. 21, Gutierres allegedly stole alcohol from a convenience store “and was again issued a summons.”
A notorious con man and lifelong thief caught four years ago living in a well-appointed cabin he built on Aspen Mountain is back in town and back in trouble.
James Hogue, 61, was arrested Monday by Aspen police officers investigating a burglary and charged with parking illegally and stealing power from a nearby apartment building, said APD Sgt. Mike Tracey. Hogue was not taken to jail and, instead, issued a summons for trespassing and tampering, which are low-level offenses.
Aspen police continue to investigate the burglary, which took place inside the parking garage of an apartment building in the 200 block of East Cooper Avenue, Tracey said.
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