GRAND JUNCTION, CO - On June 29, 2025, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple calls of a vehicle being shot at. The victim reported they were driving eastbound on I70B when a second driver fired two rounds into the victim’s vehicle. The victim was not struck, but did sustain injuries from shards of glass.

Deputies quickly ascertained a description of the suspect vehicle from the victim and witnesses. Additionally, Deputies determined the suspect vehicle’s direction of travel and license plate from nearby cameras. With this information, Deputies located the vehicle near the 2000 block of Linda Lane in Grand Junction and performed a high risk stop. Deputies placed the driver, Jeremy Hamm (46) of Grand Junction, into custody without further incident. 

Following the high risk stop, Deputies recovered a high power airsoft pistol loaded with large bb pellets from an address associated with Hamm. Hamm is being held at the Mesa County Detention Facility on the following charges:

• Felony Menacing, Felony 5
• Criminal Mischief, Felony 6
• Assault in the Third Degree, Misdemeanor 1
• Throwing Missiles at Vehicles, Civil Infraction
• Reckless Endangerment, Misdemeanor 2

There is no outstanding threat to the community at this time.

Note: This release has been updated to reflect the suspect's age and place of residence, as well as the location the airsoft pistol.