Grand Junction SWAT Barricade: Couple Arrested

GRAND JUNCTION, CO -- After an hours-long standoff with a Mesa County SWAT team, a man and woman were taken into custody Thursday morning in Grand Junction.

Justin Edwards, 41, and Ivy Hansen, 34, were arrested by Mesa County sheriff's deputies after Edwards barricaded himself in a home in the 500 block of 29 1/2 Road. The Mesa County Community Services Campus also went into a shelter-in-place status. No schools were affected.

About 80 neighboring homes were told to shelter in place around 8:30 a.m., when officers arrived at the home to take Edwards into custody for several outstanding warrants.

The Grand Junction Police Department SWAT Team obtained a warrant, and surrounded the home, the sheriff's office said.

"Multiple loud hail commands were given ordering Edwards to leave the home. Edwards did not comply. Ultimately less lethal munitions were deployed."

Edwards surrendered shortly before noon, the sheriff's office said.

Edwards has 3 active warrants from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. The warrants are for the following:

Vehicular Eluding (Class 5 Felony), Reckless Driving, Driving Under Revocation stemming from an incident on 2/23/2018.

Failure to Appear stemming from a 2016 charge.

Failure to Appear stemming from a 2016 charge.

Edwards also has 2 active warrants from the Grand Junction Police Department. Additional charges from Thursday’s incident are still pending, the sheriff's office said.

Ivy Hansen, 34, was also arrested for Attempt to Influence a Public Servant (Class 4 Felony), Accessory to Crime (Class 6 Felony), Obstructing a Peace Officer (Class 2 Misdemeanor), and Resisting Arrest (Class 2 Misdemeanor). Edwards and Hansen were booked into the Mesa County jail.

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