Domestic assault disrupts traffic on Ouray Ave.
Ouray Avenue was closed between 14th and 15th street for three hours Saturday as police responded to a reported domestic violence incident.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Grand Junction Police Officers responded to a report of a woman who said she had been attacked by a man. The man was said to be armed with a machete, according to a release from the Grand Junction Police Department.
After helping the victim, who did not suffer serious injuries, leave the home through a first-floor window, police tried to contact the man, GJPD said. After several failed attempts, officers entered the home and found the suspect in the attic. The man was arrested and faces charges of domestic violence and and assault.
Only, there was no fire to fight.
The Grand Junction Fire Department was staging a wildfire evacuation drill. Firefighters acted as if a fire had sparked near Scenic Elementary School, 451 West Scenic Drive, to refine their response times and actions. Along with the Fire Department, the Grand Junction Police Department, National Park Service, Mesa County Sheriffâs Office and School District 51 were there as well. Afterwards, they invited the community to an education event on fire safety.
âWeâve had exercises like this where itâs been a plane crash at the airport, an active shooter situation at a school or the mall. We think about the possibilities of large scale incidents that could visit our communities,â said Heidi Davidson, spokesperson for the Grand Junction Police Department. âWe work together as communicators to figure out how to react to this event. Essentially, this is our opportunity to fail.â
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.
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A local man was arrested Monday after threatening several police officers with a raised hatchet, according to court documents.
Jose Orozco, 35, was charged with assault in the first degree for threatening the officers with a deadly weapon, as well as several other charges including possession of a dangerous or illegal weapon.
Orozco was contacted by the Grand Junction Police Department in the 400 block of South Avenue after he reportedly threatened staff of a local business. The staff member said he told Orozco, whom he believed was homeless, to leave the property several times, but Orozco refused.
When the staff member took out a phone to call the police, Orozco reportedly said if he called the police âit would be for a murder charge,â according to the affidavit. Another staff member was able to report the incident to the police.