A Mesa County Sheriffâs Deputy likely saved the life of a female victim when he shot a male suspect during an incident in March a review of the shooting funds.
District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein issued a notice to the the 21st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team that he had completed his review of its investigation and did not find cause to charge the deputy, Jason Bailey. Bailey was acting in defense of the victim when he shot Jason Unangst on March 7, Rubinstein wrote in his report.
Unangst, 33, survived the shooting and has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree, as well as assault and arson in the case. Unangst was allegedly holding a knife to the throat of the victim when Bailey made the decision to shoot. Unangst had previously doused the woman with lighter fluid and set her on fire, causing second and third degree burns, according to the report.
Grand Junction man convicted of distributing street drugs containing fentanyl
Bruce Holder, 55, and co-conspirators distributed tens of thousands of pills that resulted in the death of a Carbondale man. Author: Jennifer Campbell-Hicks Updated: 2:29 PM MDT April 20, 2021
DENVER A Grand Junction man was convicted in U.S. District Court for distributing tens of thousands of pills that appeared to be Oxycodone but were in fact counterfeit and spiked with fentanyl, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Tuesday.
Bruce Holder, 55, was found guilty after an 11-day trial in U.S. District Court in Denver. Holder worked with co-conspirators that included his wife, children and other family members to distribute the pills in 2017 and 2018, the DEA said in a news release.
Every year in March, the News Leaders Association (formerly the American Society of Newspaper Editors) promotes Sunshine Week, reminding everyone that government business is supposed to be conducted in the open.
In conjunction with Sunshine Week, weâve offered an annual assessment of how well local agencies comply with laws that promote transparency in government.
We didnât do that last March. The COVID-19 crisis in Colorado was escalating quickly and each day brought new developments. A state of emergency was declared, ski resorts closed, schools closed, large gatherings were banned and the governor issued a stay-at-home order that resulted in a complete lockdown. Sunshine week grades were a casualty of the moment.
Victim services volunteers serve our community well
Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 18-24 and I think it is important to recognize the amazing Victim Advocate volunteers with the Grand Junction Police Department Victim Services Unit.
These members of our community have completed a very in-depth 40-hour academy that trained them in all the ways they can support victims of crime in Grand Junction. They then cover four, 12-hour shifts each month to ensure that no victims are left unserved.
In the very unsteady and unpredictable world we are living in, and with the increase in crime we have experienced over the past months, Victim Advocates are invaluable in the service they offer.
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