Courts and Crime – The Journal

Jonathan Berry arrested in possession of a weapon after pleading guilty to felony gun charge

He was arrested June 29 after being found in possession of a handgun

DATE: Jul 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez teenager pleads guilty to stabbing mother to death in 2022

Teen’s lawyers attempt a plea agreement; family pushes back

DATE: Jun 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Community

Rollover on South Broadway leads to possible discovery of meth, fentanyl

Driver was flown out of Southwest Memorial Hospital for her injuries

DATE: Jun 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez man who was arrested with guns and body armor pleads guilty

Jonathan Michael Berry pleads guilty to a Class 5 felony weapons charge and misdemeanor DUI

DATE: Jun 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Woman faces 12 charges in crash that killed child on U.S. 491

Woman allegedly was intoxicated and fled officers before collision outside Dove Creek

DATE: May 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez-area agencies report increase in fentanyl arrests and pill forms

Fentanyl seizures increase; new pill forms discovered

DATE: May 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Community

Armed Cortez man arrested for DUI; multiple firearms found in vehicle

Police believe they interrupted what could have become a domestic incident

DATE: Apr 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Bayfield man suspected of mutilating dog by dragging it behind his car near Cortez

Sheriff: Dustin Edward Martinez refused to have his dog euthanized after a witness took him and his dog to vet

DATE: Dec 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez man suspected of heading drug trafficking operation is arrested in Arizona

Chad P. Blackmore arrested in Phoenix with 1,000 fentanyl pills in his possession

DATE: Nov 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Cortez bondsman shoots wanted man during struggle

Bail bondsman requested help in arrest of suspect; suspect and bondsman previously investigated

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff: Man accused of stabbing south of Cortez has history of arrests

Keagan Andrew Sanchez allegedly used a 4-inch folding pocket knife

DATE: Sep 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff’s Blotter

Thursday, April 2 12:10 p.m. A mailbox was reportedly smashed near the 25000 block of Road T. 2:55 p.m. A man was arrested for domestic violence and menacing near the 2...

DATE: Apr 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime