Menacing is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person puts another in fear of serious bodily injury. A Colorado man is facing a felony Menacing charge after pulling a gun on a couple who used his driveway to turn around. According to the report, a man and his girlfriend were using a GPS to get them to a friend’s wedding rehearsal dinner. The GPS lead them to the wrong home, and when the couple realized, they immediately made a u-turn and headed back to the main road. In the meantime, the home owner got into his truck and followed the couple, eventually stopping them and getting out of the car pointing a gun at them. The police were called and charges were filed, though the man has not yet turned himself in.
U-Turn Menacing in Fort Collins, Colorado: Definition of Menacing in Larimer County, Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Menacing – C.R.S. 18-3-206 – is:
(a) By the use of a deadly weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon; or
(b) By the person representing verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon.
Because the man was photographed by the passenger holding the gun, he would be facing the class 5 felony.
Sentence for Menacing in Loveland and Estes Park
As stated above, in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Menacing can be charged as a class 3 misdemeanor or class 5 felony. A class 3 misdemeanor Menacing charge is punishable by up to 6 months in the Larimer County Jail and fines. The class 5 felony Menacing is punishable by 1 to 3 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $100,000 in fines.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Menacing, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule your free consultation today. Together, we can protect your future.
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