WEDNESDAY ❖ SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
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CRAIG DAILY PRESS VOL. 112, NO. 58
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State Patrol investigating truck crash in Moffat County Road and bridge employee requires extraction by Craig Fire/Rescue BY JOE MOYLAN DAILY PRESS WRITER
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MEMBERS OF THE JOINT CRAIG POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MOFFAT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Special Response Team prepare Monday to enter the home of Craig resident Geoffrey Ward Mansfield suspected of being involved in a domestic violence incident. Mansfield barricaded himself in his home at the corner of Rose and 8th Streets, and was taken into custody after a two-hour long standoff with law enforcement officers.
Police standoff ends with man's arrest
Colorado State Patrol is investigating the cause of a one-vehicle crash on Moffat County Road 64, about three miles west of Craig. According to CSP reports, a Moffat County road and bridge water truck, operated by Les Shirkey, a county employee, drove off CR 64 and rolled into a ditch. The truck did a three-quarter roll after driving off the road and came to rest on its right side about 30 feet below the roadway, the CSP reported. Shirkey was reportedly distracted at the time of the crash, CSP officials said, and was reaching for an item in the truck's cab. He has been cited with careless driving. The crash occurred about 11 See CRASH on page 10
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BY JOE MOYLAN DAILY PRESS WRITER
A Craig man is in custody after a standoff Monday night with law enforcement officers from the Craig Police Department and Moffat County Sheriff ’s Office that lasted more than two hours. Geoffrey Ward Mansfield, 39, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail Monday on suspicion of menacing assault against a family member with a weapon, a felony; and domestic violence, obstructing a peace officer, criminal mischief and refusal to leave premises upon request of a peace officer, all misdemeanors. He is being held on a $5,000 bond. JOE MOYLAN/DAILY PRESS The incident stemmed from a Monday domestic abuse MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM, COMPRISED OF HIGHLY TRAINED OFFICERS with the Craig Police report allegedly involving a Department and the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, enter the home of 39-year-old Craig resident Geoffrey Ward Mansfield. See STANDOFF on page 10
Mansfield was booked into Moffat County Jail on suspicion of domestic violence and menacing assault against a family member with a weapon.
ANNUAL WATER SEMINAR THURSDAY: The Colorado River District’s Annual Water Seminar is set for 9 a.m. -3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. This year’s theme is “Future, Present and Past.” INSIDE ANNIE’S MAILBOX . . . 14 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . 15 COMICS . . . . . . . . . 13 CROSSWORD . . . . . . 13 DATEBOOK . . . . . . . . 2
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ENTERTAINMENT . . . . 14 HOROSCOPE . . . . . . 14 OPINION . . . . . . . . . . 6 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . 24 WEATHER . . . . . . . . . 2