Eagle County Sheriff s Office
Prosecutors have filed formal criminal charges against Robert Owen Fergus-Jean, a 37-year-old Vail man who authorities allege shot and injured his roommate after an argument in the early morning hours of Dec. 30.
According to court records, Fergus-Jean has been formally charged by prosecutors with two counts of attempt to commit murder in the first degree, a class 2 felony; illegal discharge of a firearm, a class 5 felony; and tampering with physical evidence and criminal mischief, both class 6 felonies.
Prosecutors also filed two counts of “crime of violence,” which would impose mandatory enhanced prison sentences if Fergus-Jean is convicted, as well as misdemeanor charges for prohibited use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.