A 33-year-old woman was arrested on Aug. 26 for previously threatening her boyfriend with his gun in Glenwood Springs.
The incident occurred Aug. 12, when the man’s estranged wife was due to visit with their children, according to the man’s statements to police.
The man said he had been separated from his wife, and was considering divorce. When the wife brought their children into town, he asked his girlfriend, with whom he had been living for about eight months, to take her children and stay in a hotel room.
The night she was supposed to leave, they got into a fight and didn’t want to stay at the hotel. According to the man, the girlfriend began yelling in front of her children, one of them 10 years old, and pulled the man’s loaded 9mm handgun from under the bed, in front of one of her children, and began threatening him.
At one point, the girlfriend’s 10-year-old said “don’t shoot him, I don’t want you to go for jail forever,” the man told police, according to court records.
A friend heard the arguing, and came over to see what was going on. The friend offered the girlfriend to take the truck, but later reported the vehicle stolen.
The woman later called police to tell her side of the story. She said the gun was lying around, and she picked it up because she was afraid her boyfriend would do the same. She later hid the gun, according to court records, and drove to Denver.
The woman has been charged with domestic violence, felony menacing, child abuse and theft.
Pot shop robbery attempt
A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to rob a marijuana store with a box cutter.
Glewnood Springs Police were called to a Glenwood Springs pot shop Aug. 24 by a clerk who said he was scared for his life.
The clerk said the man had entered the store demanding marijuana, and after throwing money on the counter, said he needed to be let out the back door.
The clerk refused, the man walked outside, reached into his backpack, and pulled out a yellow box cutter approximately 6 inches long, according to the court records.
The clerk locked the door, and called the cops.
When cops arrived, they spotted the suspect running away. The police arrested him at gunpoint. The suspect is charged with menacing, a felony, and misdemeanor harassment.