The Montrose Police Chief said the woman arrested on multiple charges while working as finance director at Red Rock GMC is no longer a cadet recruit for the police department. Montrose police say Red Rock Auto fraud suspect is no longer a cadet Other possession and importation charges were dropped.Įspinal-Meza was stopped in November by the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office near Fruita on Interstate 70, according to police, for having illegal license places.Ī search of Espinal-Meza’s car turned up the fentanyl, as well as five ounces of cocaine and a large sum of cash, police said. Henry Espinal-Meza-31, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. MAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS FOR DRUG POSSESSIONĪ man who police said was carrying an estimated 60,000 suspected fentanyl pills in a car he was traveling in has been sentenced to three years in the Department of Corrections. Viegas is being held at the Mesa County Jail on a $1 million bond. Gregory also said factors like location, time of day and multiple round bursts being shot point to extreme indifference in this case. “It was a fraction of a trigger pull away from this being an even worse situation than it was,” Gregory said. Gregory and Boyer both testified that other officers aired over the radio shots seemingly being fired near their locations. Viegas is charged with attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference to human life, as well as attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. GJPD Detective Kristine Gregory testified that during subsequent jail phone calls Viegas has admitted to shooting his rifle but said he didn’t want to kill anyone. Police did not find any of the necessary equipment for bore sighting the rifle, and when Boyer saw Viegas on the patio, the rifle wasn’t in a proper position for bore sighting. Viegas also said he didn’t shoot either of his rifles and didn’t hear any shots fired. While he was being taken into custody, Viegas smelled of alcohol and kept asking officers questions about what they were doing there.īoyer testified that he later interviewed Viegas at Community Hospital, and Viegas said he was attempting to bore sight in a rifle by aiming it at a streetlight. Officers positioned the SWAT Team vehicle in front of Viegas’ apartment, and he was eventually taken into custody, Boyer said. Judge Valerie Robison said there doesn’t have to be a statement of intent for there to be a threat, and there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial. “I believe he was looking for targets,” Boyer, who was riding in a SWAT Team vehicle while searching for the source of multiple gun shots at the time, said.īoyer said it looked like the officers were in danger of being killed or seriously injured.ĭefense attorney Kimberly Van Dyke said there is no evidence Viegas’ intent was to threaten officers. Grand Junction Police Detective Brett Boyer testified during a preliminary hearing Friday that he saw Viegas on the patio of his apartment with a rifle in a position where it could be pointing at three nearby officers. Michael Viegas, 30, of Grand Junction, was arrested in January after an incident in which police said more than 20 shots were fired in the area of Patterson Road and Northern Way. The case against a man accused of shooting a rifle at cars and police officers will proceed after a judge found probable cause for the charges Friday. By SAM KLOMHJudge finds probable cause for trial in Patterson Road shooting case
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