Two arrested in Highlands Ranch booby trap investigation

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County deputies arrested two Highlands Ranch residents after a booby trap on their property sent a man to the hospital.

Bryan Hill, 61, and Tracy Remington, 53, were taken into custody on March 15 after a “short stand-o ” at their Ashburn Court residence, according to a Sheri ’s O ce news replease.

Deputies obtained a warrant to search the property after the man, a door-to-door salesman, reported being injured by a trip wire at the home on March 9 that triggered a device that set o a loud bang. e man told deputies a wire caught around his lower leg.

He said he felt pain in his ear and the incident a ected his vision. He left the property with the help of a co-worker and was subsequently hospitalized, according to the Sheri ’s O ce.

According to Remington’s and Hill’s arrest a davits, the trip wire set o a blank round for a 12-guage shotgun.

Deputies said they recovered wire traps that were set at the front and back entrances of the home. One trap was designed to spray a chemical agent, like pepper spray, when triggered, according to the a davits.

Hill and Remington were booked into the Douglas County Jail for felony second-degree assault, felony menacing and misdemeanor prohibited use of a weapon. Bond for both was set at $25,000. Hill and Reminton are scheduled to be in court on April 18. e sheri ’s o ce said the investigation is ongoing.