Deputies arrest ski resort customer throwing snowballs, respond to multiple reports of assault and more, according to Summit County Sheriff’s log
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office last week arrested a man after he threw snowballs and swore at other ski resort customers, issued a trespass order to a bus rider and responded to multiple reports of verbal and physical altercations.
The following incidents occurred between Thursday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 2, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
On Thursday, Jan. 30, deputies received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the roadway in unincorporated Dillon. They found the sedan partially blocking the roadway and a driveway with three people inside who had slept there overnight. The night before, they had gotten stuck in the driveway after making a DoorDash delivery and stayed since they couldn’t get the vehicle unstuck on their own. Deputies didn’t find anything criminal.
Also Thursday, Summit County Animal Control received information that a dog was running loose in the Gondola Lot at Keystone Resort. Upon arrival, they found a group of people, including Keystone Emergency Services, trying to catch the dog. The dog had a collar but wouldn’t let anyone close to him. Eventually, they were able to form a circle around the dog to catch him. He had a rabies tag on his collar and officers were able to get the owner’s information from the vet listed on the tag. The dog was transported to the local animal shelter before being reunited with his owner.
On Friday, Jan. 31, deputies responded to a dispute between a delivery driver and a local business owner in the Keystone area. The delivery driver reported that the man became aggressive with him when he told him he’d have to wait for him to move the delivery truck, resulting in the man pushing over his dolly, which was loaded with boxes full of food, and attempting to lure him into a fight. During the investigation, deputies heard a different story from the man involved, who said he’s had a lot of run-ins with the delivery driver, denied trying to start a fight and said he just asked him to move so that he could get by to get to work.
On Saturday, Feb. 1, deputies responded to the base of Keystone Resort due to an intoxicated man who was harassing and throwing snowballs at two young girls waiting for their father to return from the restroom. Deputies were told the man approached the girls, who were minding their own business and began cursing them, flipping them off and throwing snowballs at them. Multiple witnesses were present and deputies established probable cause and arrested the man for harassment, disorderly conduct and assault.
Also Saturday, a manager at the Summit Stage requested deputies to respond to the transfer station to help serve trespass paperwork to a regular rider who had caused frequent disturbances on the bus. Deputies served the trespass papers without incident, and the man was trespassed from the Summit Stage bus and buildings for one year.
In another incident Saturday, a man reported that another man threatened him with a gun when they got into an altercation at a Copper Mountain bar. The man reported never seeing the gun but that the other man threatened to shoot him. Upon arrival, deputies investigated and found the man and his friends, who kept changing their stories, to be extremely intoxicated. The man accused of threatening to shoot the other man denied mentioning a gun or even owning a gun but did admit to getting into an argument with the other man and breaking his phone. The man who broke the phone was issued a summons for criminal mischief, and all parties were advised to stay away from each other.
A woman also called from outside Summit County on Saturday to report that her husband, who had fallen on the mountain while snowboarding that day, was unable to find his car in the Keystone parking lot for what she described as “hours.” She was concerned that her husband may have a head injury. When deputies contacted the man, who had found his vehicle, he denied needing medical attention. They followed up with the woman and advised her that her husband found his car and was on his way.
On Sunday, Feb. 2, a woman in Dillon Valley reported seeing a fight in a parking lot between six or seven people. On scene, deputies contacted two men, both of whom denied fighting despite one man having fresh injuries to his hand and obvious swelling on his face. The man with injuries changed his story a few times, eventually saying that he was hurt at work, and the other man also had a different recollection of what happened, saying he saw seven people run away as he pulled into the parking lot, where he found the other man left behind, according to the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were unable to identify any suspects, and the man with injuries did not want to press charges.
Also Sunday, Feb. 2, a woman reported that a man was driving carelessly on U.S. Highway 6 near Keystone. When she pulled into a parking lot, she noticed the same vehicle and said the man yelled expletives at her and threatened to “key” her car. Deputies interviewed both individuals who had conflicting stories and, with no witnesses, determined that no criminal charges could be made.
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