. A teen was arrested Sunday after the Cortez Police Department received a call about suspicious activity and shots fired at a vehicle, according to an alert posted oncrimewatch.net. The teen was spotted in the Front Row Seat parking lot about 3 p.m. Sunday before fleeing. Sgt. Kurtiss Baumgartner observed the teen place something in the bushes near Park Street and Montezuma Avenue. The teen had an arrest warrant from Archuleta County and was arrested. Police located a loaded .45caliber handgun in the bushes and a loaded magazine with .45 auto rounds was located in the teen s pocket. The teen was charged with possession of a handgun by a juvenile, obstruction of justice, unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon and felony menacing, the alert said. He was taken to the Grand Mesa Youth Services Center in Grand Junction. The teen appeared virtually at Montezuma Combined Courts on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. He appeared in front of Chief Judge Todd Plewe of the 22nd Judicial District. The juvenile read a statement he prepared to the court, requesting to be released from the youth center because of physical and mental health concerns. He also is grieving the loss of his mother, who was killed at the beginning of July. He requested that he be allowed to attend the memorial and grieve with his family. His lawyer, Kevin Chambers, requested GPS monitoring and supervision as an alternative. Plewe determined that the teen will be held in the youth center without bond, and scheduled his return filing petition for July 24 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge William Furse. He also will appear for another unrelated case in Montezuma County at that time. He was under 24hour supervision of his aunt, who was appointed as his temporary guardian, in Archuleta County. He has three pending cases out of Archuleta County, and is appearing in court for two of them on July 10 at 4 p.m. virtually. . . . . . Choose from several print and digital subscription packages. 2024 Durango Herald Ballantine Communications, Inc.All Rights Reserved. Terms of UsePrivacy Policy. Name:. Screen name:. Email:
Teen arrested in Cortez for possession of a handgun, after fleeing from police and hiding the gun in bushes. The teen faces charges of possession of a handgun by a juvenile, obstruction of justice, unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, and felony menacing. Despite the teen's plea for release due to health concerns and the recent loss of his mother, he will remain in custody.