Depending on where you go, haircuts can be quite an expense. Due to the exorbitant amount some salons charge, you expect perfection. Well, that is exactly what the man from this story expected, and now he is facing criminal charges. According to the news report, when his hairdresser finished his trim, he was unhappy with his haircut and became enraged. He started throwing items around the salon. When he learned the haircut was going to cost him $50, things escalated. He kicked a hole in the wall, became aggressive toward staff and other customers, and threw more items around, including a candle display. He proceeded to leave, but came back later demanding his hair be ‘fixed.’ He was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Mischief.
What is Criminal Mischief in Fort Collins?
C.R.S. 18-4-501 – Criminal Mischief – is defined by Colorado law as:
The level of felony or misdemeanor charged in Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park depends on the amount of damage done:
|
Class of Crime |
Aggregate Damage of Property Harmed |
| Class 3 Misdemeanor | Less than $300 |
| Class 2 Misdemeanor | $300 to $749 |
| Class 1 Misdemeanor | $750 to $999 |
| Class 6 Felony | $1,000 to $4,999 |
| Class 5 Felony | $5,000 to $19,999 |
| Class 4 Felony | $20,000 to $99,999 |
| Class 3 Felony | $100,000 to $999,999 |
| Class 2 Felony | $1,000,000 or more |
This chart means, after the amount of damage is totaled, the man will be charged based on the cumulative value of the property he damaged. With what the news reported as far as the damage is concerned, it will most likely not total more than $1,000, so it will probably be charged as a misdemeanor punishable with Larimer County Jail time, restitution and fines. Prison is reserved for felony convictions only.
What is Disorderly Conduct in Larimer County?
Colorado law defines C.R.S. 18-9-106 – Disorderly Conduct – as:
(a) Makes a coarse and obviously offensive utterance, gesture, or display in a public place and the utterance, gesture, or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace; or
(c) Makes unreasonable noise in a public place or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy; or
(d) Fights with another in a public place except in an amateur or professional contest of athletic skill; or
(e) Not being a peace officer, discharges a firearm in a public place except when engaged in lawful target practice or hunting or the ritual discharge of blank ammunition cartridges as an attendee at a funeral for a deceased person who was a veteran of the armed forces of the United States; or
(f) Not being a peace officer, displays a deadly weapon, displays any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon, or represents verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm.
Though the exact details are not explained, the man was likely charged with Disorderly Conduct because he was most likely using coarse language and his voice was probably at an unreasonable volume. In this case, the Disorderly Conduct will be charged as a class 1 petty offense. Larimer County Jail is a possibility.