Crime - The Journal

Detective Tom Quinnett set to retire after 30 years in Montezuma County law enforcement

Police officer Quinnett first served with the Sheriff’s Office

DATE: Aug 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Shane French preliminary hearing rescheduled after refusal to appear from jail

French was arrested on suspicion of menacing with a deadly weapon and other charges

DATE: Jul 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Trial date set for Cody Mallett in Shiloh’s wall crash case

Mallett pleaded not guilty during his plea hearing

DATE: Jul 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Jail commander viewed strip-search videos more than 3,000 times, affidavit says

Ed Aber suspected of official misconduct, 117 counts of invasion of privacy for sexual gratification

DATE: Jul 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal magistrate hears arguments over whether to grant Tina Peters bail

Court seemed skeptical of whether it could order her release

DATE: Jul 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former San Juan deputy DA found guilty in DWI case after bench trial

Dustin O’Brien sentenced to supervised probation

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Plea hearing reset for end of July in Shiloh’s wall crash case

Cody Mallett allegedly crashed into the retaining wall near Shiloh’s in 2024

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Pagosa Springs man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktail into courthouse

William Wayne Bryant, 71, allegedly harbored anti-government sentiments

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police blotter

Thursday, July 3 1:25 a.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St., to serve a man a warrant. 8:21 p.m.: An officer went to Oak Meadows Trailer Pa...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: For the record

Colorado funeral homeowner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year sentenced

DENVER – A Colorado funeral homeowner who pleaded guilty to leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 peopl...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Third defendant in rock-throwing death sentenced

A jury found Joseph Koenig guilty on 19 counts, including first-degree murder

DATE: Jun 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial set for Shayne Rowley in child sexual assault case

Rowley pleaded not guilty at his most recent hearing

DATE: Jun 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime