As part of an ongoing hazardous fuels reduction project, the U.S. Forest Service’s Salida Ranger District will conduct prescribed burns in Chaffee County, beginning as early as today and continuing
Buena Vista police received a report of gunshots and a man threatening to kill another individual near CR 304 in the Midland Hill Trail area Thursday afternoon, resulting in a suspect being charged with attempted first degree murder.
According to a press release from Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze, responding officers found the victim, who had been shooting target practice, with injuries to his head and face. The victim said that the suspect, Thomas Labosky, 35, had inflicted the unprovoked injuries with a rock and a stick. The victim was also forced to remove all his clothing.
Spezze said he could not comment as to Labosky s state of mind, but did say that the attack was unprovoked and there were underlying issues.