{"id":1317306,"date":"2019-12-17T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T21:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=991837"},"modified":"2019-12-17T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T21:53:52","slug":"crime-briefs-man-threatens-to-urinate-in-cop-car-61-year-old-plows-into-snowbank-with-skol-vodka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/crime-briefs-man-threatens-to-urinate-in-cop-car-61-year-old-plows-into-snowbank-with-skol-vodka\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Briefs: Man threatens to urinate in cop car; 61-year-old plows into snowbank with Skol vodka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018No brakes\u2019 necessary ends with a truck in a snowbank and a man in jail<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Dec. 15, dispatch advised that a blue ford truck had slammed into a snowbank in City Market\u2019s parking lot in Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n

Dispatch further advised that the driver, a 61-year-old man, was unconscious and slumped over the truck\u2019s wheel.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavit in support of warrantless arrest, the man refused treatment from paramedics and told officers his truck did not have any brakes and that he used the snowbank to stop.<\/p>\n

Officers also noticed \u201can open bottle of Skol Vodka in a brown paper bag near the passenger seat\u201d according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

With slurred speech and watery eyes the man told officers \u201che had some the night prior\u201d according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

One officer recognized the 61-year-old man from a previous welfare check involving a firearm.<\/p>\n

When the officer asked the man if he had any weapons on him, he replied \u201csomething to the effect of \u2018maybe I do have weapons, maybe I could shoot you\u2019\u201d according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

As the man reached near the passenger seat officers immediately brought him to the ground and placed him under arrest.<\/p>\n

The man was transported to the Garfield County Jail where he was charged with driving under the influence, having an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle and careless driving.<\/p>\n

Man threatens to \u2018urinate all over\u2019 back of police vehicle<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Dec. 9, at 7:50 p.m., a Glenwood Springs Police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Ford Expedition after it ran a stop sign, almost causing a head-on collision.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavit in support of warrantless arrest, the vehicle continued down Midland Avenue despite officers activating their emergency lights and sirens directly behind it.<\/p>\n

Finally, the Ford Expedition parked in front of a nearby mobile home.<\/p>\n

As the driver \u201cwas staggering toward his trailer\u201d officers restrained the 47-year-old man and placed him under arrest.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavit, the man hurled expletives at officers and had a strong odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath.<\/p>\n

After the man made several suicidal statements, he was transported to an area hospital for medical clearance.<\/p>\n

While at the hospital the man refused to stay seated in a wheelchair and told security \u201che had tuberculosis and advised he wanted to kiss them\u201d according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

After being medically cleared, the man was transported back to the Garfield County Jail.<\/p>\n

During the drive, the man allegedly said, \u201che was going to urinate all over the rear of my vehicle\u201d the officer detailed in the affidavit.<\/p>\n

The man was booked into the Garfield County Jail and charged with vehicular eluding; obstructing police; driving under the influence of alcohol; reckless driving; and driving under revocation.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018No brakes\u2019 necessary ends with a truck in a snowbank and a man in jail On Dec. 15, dispatch advised that a blue ford truck had slammed into a snowbank in City Market\u2019s parking lot in Glenwood Springs. Dispatch further advised that the driver, a 61-year-old man, was unconscious and slumped over the truck\u2019s wheel. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-06 08:27:46","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}