Arrests

Image for Salt, Stascon Lee Sr. - 2ND DEGREE ASSAULT and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Created Feb 18, 2026 / Updated Feb 24, 2026
2/24/26 - Salt remains in custody and is set to appear again today at 1:00pm.  The courts are having difficulty finding him an alternative defense counsel (ADC).  This happens sometimes when the public defender's office has a conflict of interest in taking his case.&...
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Image for Schrivner, James Carl Lloyd Jr. - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE and 3 additional charges
Arrest
Created Feb 5, 2026 / Updated Feb 10, 2026
Update 2/10/26 - Schrivner appeared in court today and has been set for Feb. 17 at 10am in new case number 26M59.  During routine patrol just after midnight on Tuesday, Officer Bourdon observed a vehicle displaying behavior consistent with an attempt to avoid law enforcem...
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Image for Lujan, Abel A.  - POSSESSION OF HANDGUNS BY JUVENILES and 3 additional charges
Arrest
Created Jan 2, 2026 / Updated Jan 7, 2026
1/7/25 - A hearing has been set for return filing of charges on January 27th at 1:30pm.  Abel A. Lujan was arrested in the early hours of December 31st, 2025 for charges the following charges in case 25CR239:  Possession of handguns by juveniles, unlawful possession ...
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Image for Slim, Kayla L.  - DROVE VEHICLE DUI  ALCOHOL/DRUGS/OR BOTH and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Dec 4, 2025
Kayla Slim turned herself into the Montezuma County Jail on Wednesday December 3rd, 2025 for warrants issued for failure to comply in two assault cases and a DUI.  #25002382 Warrant Details Date Issued : Tuesday November 4th, 2025 Docket Number : 23M262, 24M380, and 24CR0...
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Image for Maestas, Jeremiah James  - VEHICULAR ELUDING CREATED RISK OF INJURY (RECKLESS) and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Created Oct 28, 2025 / Updated Nov 4, 2025
11/4/25 - Maestas is scheduled to appear on Friday, Nov. 7th at 9:30am.  As of today, he remains in the Montezuma County Jail.  Jeremiah Maestas was arrested on Tuesday, October 28th on failure to comply in Montezuma County Combined Courts felony cases 24CR209 and 25...
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Image for Martinez, Duece A.  - DROVE VEHICLE DUI  ALCOHOL/DRUGS/OR BOTH and 9 additional charges
Arrest
Created Oct 26, 2025 / Updated Feb 24, 2026
2/24/26 - Martinez has been sentenced to 1 year in the Colorado Department of Corrections. 11/4/25 - Martinez is set to appear in Judge Furse's courtroom on Friday, November 7th at 10:30am. As of today, he remains in custody on a $10,000 cash/surety bond.  Duece Martinez ...
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Image for Kibel, Zakery T.  - 1ST DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS and 9 additional charges
Arrest
Created Oct 20, 2025 / Updated Feb 24, 2026
2/24/26 - Kibel has been sentenced to 2 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.  10/27/25 - Kibel remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in courtroom 1 on November 4th at 10am. 10/20/25 3:45pm - Kibel is set to appear in the Montezuma County Combined Court...
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Image for Whiskers, Ezekiel M.  - MENACING (PLACED ONTHER PERSON IN FEAR W/ WEAPON) and 5 additional charges
Arrest
Sep 24, 2025
On September 19, 2025, Cortez Police Officers responded to reports of gunfire near 31 North Washington Street in Cortez. Ezekiel Whiskers fled and was apprehended near Montezuma Park after video camera footage and witnesses identified him as the shooter. He was found in posses...
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Image for Barry, Andrew Garrett  - ROBBERY and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Created Sep 16, 2025 / Updated Nov 6, 2025
11/6/25 - Barry is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, November 7th at 9:00am in case number 23CR271. Andrew Barry was arrested on September 16, 2025 in connection with the November 23, 2023 robbery at the Good to Go Gas Station in Cortez (302 West Main Street), where an e...
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Image for Clah, Gerdan J.  - ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE and 5 additional charges
Arrest
Created Aug 7, 2025 / Updated Jan 8, 2026
Sentenced 1/8/26 - 60 days jail with credit for time served.   24 months supervised probation that includes all conditions of probation including evaluations and completing all recommendations. ( Domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health evaluations, parenting cla...
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