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Yahoo
24-04-2025
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Chaffee County: Man left hotel after tear gas used
(CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo.) — The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said a deputy on routine patrol located a wanted suspect, causing a brief chase before the suspect was located days later at a hotel, leading to a tactical team response. According to CCSO, on Saturday, April 19, at around 5:30 p.m., a deputy was performing routine patrol on Highway 24 east of Johnson's Village when he got a safety notification from a stationary license plate reader in the Flock camera system. The system informed the deputy that the owner of a vehicle with multiple warrants for his arrest was seen heading eastbound on Trout Creek Pass. License plate readers help law enforcement tackle crime The deputy was able to find the car on Trout Creek Pass and tried to initiate a traffic stop, however, the driver of the car refused to stop, and the deputy pursued the vehicle towards Park County for several minutes. However, due to the driver's erratic and dangerous driving, the pursuit was called off after the deputy got a good look at the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 43-year-old Rowland Miller from Denver, the same person who was allegedly wanted for the warrants. Over the next several days, CCSO investigations and the patrol division worked with the U.S. Marshal's Office to find Miller. On Wednesday, April 24, the team was able to find Miller at a hotel in the Johnson's Village area on Highway 24. CCSO said deputies tried to make contact with Miller in his hotel room, but he refused to exit. The Chaffee County Combined Tactical Team was called to assist with Miller's arrest. According to CCSO, tear gas was deployed, and Miller eventually left the building and surrendered without further incident. Miller is being held in the Chaffee County Jail on several bonds: No bond felony parole violation fugitive of justice warrant $1,000 bond misdemeanor warrant out of Chaffee County $500 bond traffic offense warrant out of Boulder $5,000 bond warrant out of Chaffee County for vehicular eluding and reckless driving. 'Our investigations, patrol, and tactical teams remained determined to take Miller into custody. Although they had to let him go a few days earlier to ensure no innocent motorists were injured, they did not give up. Our team was unwavering in their pursuit to ensure that Miller was held accountable for his actions and did so, because of their exceptional training, without loss of life or injury,' said Sheriff Andy Rohrich. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
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Court documents: Suspects in Worcester double murder left scene carrying large bags
WORCESTER — One of three men charged in the November fatal shooting of two people at a Brookside Avenue apartment complex was arraigned in Central District Court Tuesday. The three were allegedly involved in the shooting deaths of a man and a woman at the Tatnuck Square Apartments, off Mill Street, the evening of Nov. 21. Sheldon D. Thorpe, 22, of Fall River, is charged with two counts of murder. Tuesday, Judge Timothy M. Bibaud entered a not guilty plea on the defendant's behalf. Thorpe is also charged with two counts of armed assault to rob, firearm, possession of firearms in a felony, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of ammunition without a FID card, for which he was arraigned Monday. He is being held without bail. Thorpe, who listened to the charges against him Tuesday behind an open door, is due back in court for a probable cause hearing May 22. Thorpe's alleged accomplices — Shaquille Watford, 31, of Brockton, and Jeffrey S. Toney, 29, of Attleboro — were arraigned Friday on the same five non-murder charges. Watford and Toney are back in court Thursday to be arraigned on the two murder charges. Thorpe was apprehended Monday and Watford was taken into custody Thursday. Toney was already in custody on unrelated charges. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, police were dispatched for a report of gunshots, according to Sgt. Shane M. Marcotte's report. Police entered the apartment and located a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. Autopsies determined that one victim had four gunshot wounds and the other had had eight, according to Marcotte's report. Marcotte noted in his report that five spent shell casings located inside the apartment could only have been discharged from an assault rifle. Detectives learned that Thorpe and his accomplices left Stoughton in a rented 2023 Toyota RAV-4 with a New Jersey registration. Upon arriving in Worcester, they entered one victim's apartment with an assault rifle, according to Marcotte's report. Seven shots were discharged, striking both victims several times, Marcotte's report states. The suspects left the apartment with large bags. U.S. currency and packages containing a green leafy substance, believed to be marijuana, were strewn about the floor, according to Marcotte's report. Investigators were able to track the suspects' movement through surveillance footage, GPS information related to the vehicle and witness testimony, according to court documents. Text messages and social media posts between one of the victims and Watford and Toney showed they knew each other. The investigation involved police from Worcester, Weymouth, Fall River and Boston, as well as the U.S. Marshal's Office and the state police. This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Sheldon Thorpe one of 3 charged in Worcester double murder
