GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — Grand County authorities shut down a section of Highway 40 Wednesday afternoon in order to arrest a man wanted out of Denver, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) said.

James Jason Tobias Lee, 26, was wanted by the Denver Police Department for second-degree assault, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, according to GCSO.

The Granby Police Department learned Lee was in the Granby area and notified the sheriff’s office. Around 3:30 p.m., a deputy spotted a vehicle associated with Lee heading westbound on Highway 40 near milepost 210 in the Windy Gap area, according to the sheriff’s office.

Authorities conducted a high-risk traffic stop near milepost 207 in the Drowsy Water Area. The sheriff’s office said eastbound and westbound traffic was stopped for roughly 20 minutes until Lee was taken into custody.

Lee was booked into the Grand County Jail.


The Follow Up

What do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.

Sydney Isenberg

Source link

You May Also Like

Rep. Ken Buck will resign from Congress by end of next week

DENVER (KDVR) — Only a handful of months after announcing his intent…

Driving You Crazy: Why is there such a deep dip on northbound I-225 at the Iliff bridge?

Kelvin from Denver writes, “What’s driving you crazy? When driving on I-225…

Take a sneak peek at this year’s PrideFest performances

Everyone wanted to lip sync in drag when DeMarcio Slaughter started emceeing…

No. 4 Colorado records season-high 32 assists in cruising to 90-57 win over Oregon

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Maddie Nolan scored 14 of her 19 points…