FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 2, 2023

SUSPECT ARMED WITH KNIFE

Craig, CO – On May 1^st, 2023 at approximately 6:39pm, Officer(s) with the Craig Police Department attempted to make contact with Tanner Sholes of Craig. Mr. Sholes was walking south on Highway 13 entering the City of Craig. Officer(s) were attempting to serve Sholes with a summons for involvement in a traffic accident that occurred in April of this year. Sholes had left the scene where there was damage and failed to provide his information to the owner of the property damaged.

As officer(s) approached Sholes, he became non-compliant, producing a knife, and then fleeing on foot. Multiple officers attempted to intercede, with one officer using less lethal “bean-bag” rounds on Sholes. Sholes fled into a residential area in the 1400 block of N. Yampa Avenue, where officer(s) lost sight of him.

Currently Sholes is still at large pending new charges.