In a statement, the Ouray Plaindealer said that Paul Choate harbored a grudge against the publication - and because he was not apologetic for his actions, they have decided to press charges.
A Ouray County man was cited for stealing copies of the Ouray County Plaindealer that featured a story about a teenage girl’s sexual assault at the police chief’s house, according to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office.
A Ridgway man cited Saturday in connection with the theft of over 200 copies of the Ouray County Plaindealer says he stole the newspapers because he felt angry on behalf of the victim of an alleged ra.
Nearly all the copies of a small-town Colorado newspaper were stolen from newspaper racks on the same day the Ouray County Plaindealer published a story about charges being filed over
Local paper in Ouray, Colorado, had all newspapers stolen after running story about rape charges at police chief's house. Suspect says it was to protect the victim.