Police have identified the suspect in a Sunday night shooting incident in Glenwood Springs that resulted in serious injuries to the victim.
Padrikea Nichols, 35, of Silt remains in the Garfield County Jail and is due in Garfield District Court at 1:30 p.m. Monday to be advised of charges including felony attempted murder, first-degree assault and menacing related to domestic violence. Bond has not yet been set.
The male victim of the shooting suffered significant injuries and was flown to a Colorado trauma center for treatment.
Glenwood Springs Police Officers responded to the reported shooting in the 800 block of Pitkin Avenue at about 8:19 p.m. Sunday.
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Mayor Jonathan Godes reflected on his experience of being the victim of a low-level crime during a discussion on a proposed justice reform legislation during Thursday night’s council meeting.
“I was a victim of crime recently, my van was stolen. It was resolved very quickly, easily,” Godes said.
The city council deliberated whether or not to send a letter of opposition to their state representatives who will be voting on the bill during the 2021 legislative session in Denver.
“We have great law enforcement officers, but I’ve got to say when the (district attorney) called me to say we caught the guy red handed, in my mind it was like grand theft auto. They said let’s just let this guy off, he’s a transient he won’t come back.”
“We don’t have all the officers that we are currently authorized for Glenwood Springs,” Deras said.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario echoed Deras’ comments, saying that finding the right candidates is the biggest hurdle.
“I would rather not lower our standards to fill patrol cars on the street and be opened up to civil lawsuits,” Vallario said.
Vallario said inability to hire qualified officers is a nationwide problem, adding that in the last two years his office has been significantly shorthanded.
“We were down as many as 26 positions,” Vallario said. “It’s difficult to keep ahead of that and maintain that.”
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