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BLOTTER COMPILED BY SENTINEL STAFF CIRCULATION Subscription and delivery questions: or (800) 332-5833 ADVERTISING Retail Classifi ed HOW TO REACH US 242-5050 NEWSROOM Managing City Features and Sexual assault alleged A Grand Junction man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of smoking marijuana and having sex with a 14-year-old girl in December. Emanuel Devin Aragon, 21, 247 White could face felony charges of sexual assault on a child and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According to an arrest davit, Aragon picked up the girl and her friend on Orchard Mesa. They drove around town smoking marijuana and stopped at one point at a liquor store, where Aragon purchased a bottle of tequila. They eventually ended up at house, where the girl said Aragon began kissing her, then took off her clothes and had sex with her.

Police obtained a warrant for arrest last month but able to nd and arrest him until Thursday. Illegal immigrants alleged A vehicle containing suspected illegal immigrants was released after federal authorities declined to respond to a stop in Mack, according to a Mesa County Department report. deputies stopped the vehicle on U.S. Highway at mile marker 12 just after midnight Friday after it ran a stop sign. Deputies contacted the U.S.

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but the federal agency declined to get involved, according to the report. Without jurisdiction, deputies released the vehicle after giving the driver a verbal warning. According to the Grand Junction Police Department: Police received a report Thursday that several windows were broken in a vacant building in the 2800 block of North Avenue, causing more than $1,000 in damage. Police received a report Thursday that several items were stolen from a garage in the 1200 block of Chipeta Avenue. The homeowner later found the items in a nearby alley.

According to the Mesa County Department: Deputies tried to stop a vehicle for speeding in the Fruitvale Elementary School zone near 30 Road and Green Place. The driver eluded the cer and ed the vehicle, which was later towed away. An investigation is ongoing. Deputies received a report Thursday of a stolen irrigation pump from the 500 block of Beverly Lane. The theft occurred sometime in the past week.

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Edward Guerrero, 43, pleaded guilty to theft as a class A misdemeanor, while prosecutors Tuesday agreed to dismiss a charge of felony third-degree burglary as part of a plea agreement. Guerrero will be sentenced June 22 in Moab by Seventh Judicial District Judge Lyle Anderson. The Salt Lake City Tribune quoted attorney in reporting that the $900 in stolen cash, which was removed from two envelopes, had been intended as drug-buy money. The cer had been to a training, and felt he should be reimbursed for that, wrongfully, attorney Greg Skordas told the Tribune. The theft occurred last August and was discovered in October.

A seven-year veteran of the department, Guerrero resigned in January after charges were led. EMANUEL ARAGON By PAUL SHOCKLEY Paul.Shockley@gjsentinel.com A Mesa County court cial says holding off on entering data in a new computer system for juror service until mid-June as Colorado works out kinks in the system. Rose Anne Kelley, jury commissioner for the 21st Judicial District, said Friday the decision was made to wait after inaccurate information on some jurors, which was noted after several test runs this past week, was spit out by new online jury service cate system. a programing issue the people in Denver need to work Kelley said. the bugs are gone, going to be The system, which is available at www.courts.state.co.us/ was announced Thursday by the Colo- rado Judicial Branch as up and running.

Colorado aims to replace the current paper cates, which jurors provide to employers as proof of their service. The new system is intended to provide employers with an easier, quicker way of verifying their service. Paper cates will still be issued upon request, state cials said in a news release. Aside from paper savings the cates are now handwritten in triplicate the move will save time for Mesa four bailiffs, Kelley said. State budget woes recently forced Mesa County to cut hours for its three paid bailiffs, who work on a contractual basis.

The fourth bailiff is a volunteer. now, State looking for ways to save money and court Kelley said. Online juror cate system delayed DEAN The Daily Sentinel IDS ISCOVER EW LAY A REA Tatum Niemeyer, 9, of Grand Junction jumps from the top of a climbing rock in the new play area in the 300 block of Main Street during Friday block party to celebrate the opening of the fi rst phase of the Downtown Uplift project. DEAN The Daily Sentinel REDIT HERE UE Engineer and banker John Archuleta, left, talks Friday with University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano at the DoubleTree Hotel in Grand Junction. Archuleta received an honorary CU degree for his contributions to CU, Mesa State College and the city of Grand Junction.

REGION SENTINEL WIRE SERVICES Gov. Ritter vetoes sex offender bill DENVER Gov. Bill Ritter vetoed a bill Friday regulating the sex offender management board, saying the legislation went too far by allowing convicts to choose their own treatment programs. Ritter said the bill did not have an adequate hearing before it was adopted and would weaken the program. The governor said lawmakers will have plenty of time next year to the problem before the program is automatically shut down by law.

Ritter also signed two bills: one that will increase cooperation between military installations and local communities and another providing tougher penalties for people convicted of careless driving resulting in death. Newest state senator sworn in DENVER newest state senator has been sworn in. Denver business owner Lucia Guzman took the oath of ce Friday administered by Colorado Supreme Court Justice Alex Martinez. Guzman replaces Sen. Paula Sandoval, a Democrat from Denver who left the Colorado Senate to serve on the Denver City Council.

Road bike collides with coyote on trail ASPEN An Aspen Highlands ski patroller broke a leg after colliding with a coyote on a bike trail. Fifty-six-year-old Bob Sloezen said he was riding a road bike on the trail Monday when the coyote darted into his path. The animal dashed off. Sloezen said he suffered a spiral fracture to the femur of his left leg. A titanium rod was inserted into his leg and connected to another rod in his hip.

Rocks hit car on road; 13-mile stretch closes By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ESTES PARK Rocks tumbled down onto U.S. Highway 34, hitting a car and closing a 13-mile stretch between Estes Park and Drake. State Trooper Heather Cobler said the car was damaged by the slide Friday afternoon, but no one was injured. She said there are about 10 large rocks on the highway and a large hole in the eastbound lane. State and local agencies were working to stabilize the rocks on the hillside.

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