Colorado police are accusing a man of intentionally driving his van into the lobby of a police station on Tuesday in an effort to “be heard.”
A spokesperson for the Grand Junction Police Department said Nathan Chacon, 45, drove his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado into the lobby of the police station on Wednesday afternoon around 12:30 p.m., adding that “miraculously” no one was found. injured.
An affidavit of arrest states “there was no hesitation, stopping, or slackening before the truck turned directly toward the main concourse doors, sped up, and went through two sets of metal doors with bulletproof glass”.
At the time of the incident, eleven employees were working behind the glass walls that prevented the van from causing further harm or damage to the building and its occupants.
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Colorado police are accusing a man of intentionally driving his van into the lobby of a police station on Tuesday in an effort to “be heard.”
(Grand Junction Police Department)
The police officer who wrote the affidavit of arrest said the van drove through several benches in the lobby that are used for citizens waiting to “report they are the victim of a crime or obtain assistance of any kind from the police department”.
“Fortunately, no one was using the benches or in the lobby at the time of this accident, which would be normal activity on a weekday around 12:30 p.m.,” the affidavit states.
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Chacon told investigators he thought he was ‘followed’ by several cars after leaving his home on Wednesday morning, adding that he ‘became paranoid about these vehicles and started making erratic turns and to take side streets to avoid these vehicles”.
The man told investigators he ‘chose to drive down the hall’ because he didn’t want to be killed, but did it to ‘be heard’, the affidavit states, adding that Chacon “knew it was stupid”.
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A spokesperson for the Grand Junction Police Department said Nathan Chacon drove his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado into the lobby of the police station around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, adding that “miraculously” no one was injured.
(Grand Junction Police Department)
Chacon is charged with attempted first degree murder, attempted first degree assault, attempted homicide while driving a vehicle, reckless driving, attempted assault while driving a vehicle, mischief criminal and reckless endangerment.
According to the document, records show that “there are at least 90 calls for service involving Nathan over the past several years where he reports strange occurrences that have not been substantiated.”
“Some of these service calls in the last few days leading up to this event imply that Nathan was becoming frustrated with deputies as he hung up on them and swore at them on the phone,” the affidavit reads.
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At the time of the incident, eleven employees were working behind the glass walls that prevented the van from causing further harm or damage to the building and its occupants.
(Grand Junction Police Department)
In total, police say the damage to the department lobby, entrance doors and bulletproof glass is estimated at more than $100,000 but less than $1,000,000.
Chacon is being held at the Mesa County Detention Center in Grand Junction, Colorado.
