Three arrested in Aggravated Assualt

Update: 

The third suspect in Tuesday morning's Aggravated Assault has been arrested.  33-year-old Jose Ortega was arrested yesterday by Mesa County Sheriff's Office Investigators.

He is currently being held in the Mesa County Detention Facility on the following charges:

• Robbery F4
• Menacing Real/Simulated Weapon F6
• Criminal Attempt F4
• 1^st Degree Assault with Intent to Cause Serious Bodily Injury-Deadly Weapon
• 1^st Degree Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft Causes $500 or more in Property Damage F4
• Accessory to Crime F4
• Accessory to Crime F4
• Accessory to Crime F6
• Parole Violation

Mesa County, Colorado - On the morning of May 2, 2023, just before 7:00 am, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a report of an Auto Theft of a Motorcycle in the 3000 block of Mohawk Avenue.  A witness reported that three males in a pickup truck loaded his neighbor’s motorcycle into the bed of a truck and then drove away.  When the victim of the theft exited his residence, yelling at the suspects as they drove off.  The victim attempted to follow the truck when one of the suspects fired a gun at him, at which point the victim discontinued his pursuit.  The victim provided an accurate description of the suspect vehicle and a license plate registered at an address in Delta, Colorado.

In coordination with the Delta Police Department, it was determined that the Mesa County Sheriff's Office Investigators and SWAT team members would respond and conduct a search warrant at a residence located in the 400 block of Riley Lane in Delta. 

Upon completion of the search warrant, a total of eight people were contacted, and the stolen motorcycle was recovered.

Humberto Cano-Hernandez, age 31, of Delta, and Kevin Espinoza, age 19, of Grand Junction, were taken into custody and transported to the Mesa County Detention Facility. They were booked on the charges listed below.  This case remains open and under investigation.

Humberto Cano-Hernandez

• Robbery F4
• Menacing Real/Simulated Weapon F6
• Criminal Attempt F4
• 1^st Degree Assault with Intent to Cause Serious Bodily Injury-Deadly Weapon
• 1^st Degree Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft Causes $500 or more in Property Damage F4
• Reckless Endangerment M2

Kevin Espinoza

• Robbery F4
• Menacing Real/Simulated Weapon F6
• 1^st Degree Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft Causes $500 or more in property Damage F4
• Accessory to Crime F4
• Accessory to Crime F6
• Reckless Endangerment M2
• (2) Failure to Appear (CSP/GJPD)