![]() Planet Bluegrass officials believe those agencies, each belonging to the Southwest Drug Task Force, worked together that weekend, he said. The notice of complaint lists as possible defendants in the case officials in Montezuma, La Plata and Dolores counties, Durango and Cortez, and Attorney General Ken Salazar, as well as the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Spillman said. "Some people said they did nothing wrong, and they were pulled over and sniffed." "We feel that driving to a music festival, you know, shouldn't be cause to have your car pulled over and drug-sniffed," he said. Planet Bluegrass's Craig Ferguson said he believes officers are guilty of profiling his customers, some of whom have long hair and drive beatup cars. Planet Bluegrass officials say people who complained to them about being stopped described it as a drug checkpoint. Officials in Dolores County, refusing to talk about the possible lawsuit, have said before that the roadblock was only there to catch traffic-law violators. Under state law, the agencies now have until mid-April to respond or a civil-rights lawsuit will be filed on behalf of festivalgoers whose cars were allegedly searched and sniffed with drug dogs, said the Lyons company's Boulder attorney, Jason Spillman. 12 notified the agencies and the state of its intent to sue. The organizers of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival are threatening to sue several southwestern Colorado law enforcement groups and the state of Colorado over what they call an unconstitutional drug checkpoint conducted outside of Telluride on the weekend of their festival last summer. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.Telluride festival may sue over 'drug checkpoint' Journal reporter Jim Mimiaga contributed to this article. He’s survived by his children, Mark Sanderson (Lynn) and Texas and Tammy Sorheim, as well as three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three siblings. William “Bill” Archie Sanderson, as he was remembered in his obituary, was born on Aug. Monday’s news release reiterated that there is no correlating threat to the neighborhood or city. They said they did not know Ona Sanderson or Linas Gasis. He left fresh vegetables at our door, brought in our trash cans when we were gone,” the neighbor said. He walked the neighborhood and was a polite man to talk with. “He cared for his wife, who had medical problems. “It is shocking that there is loss of life two doors down and you don’t know about it until police show up,” said a woman who did not want to give her name.Īnother neighbor, who declined to be identified, said Sanderson was a “good man” who was retired and took frequent walks around the neighborhood. Other neighbors said nothing was out of the ordinary at the residence. The family had lived there since at least 2019. She said there was no sign of trouble at the home. “He would bring our trash cans in when we were away, and gave us cucumbers from his garden,” she said. Sanderson was a courteous and generous neighbor, said Donna Murphy, who lives across the street. Neighbors interviewed by The Journal expressed shock and sadness Friday. Neighbors spoke fondly of William Sanderson, and no one in the family had a known criminal record, police said. The Cortez Police Department is continuing the investigation, with assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office and the Montezuma County Coroner’s Office. Deavers did not respond to a phone call Monday from The Journal asking for additional information. 15, according to his obituary published by Ertel Funeral Home.ĭeavers previously identified William Sanderson as one of the victims. William Sanderson’s time of death was listed as Jan. Wednesday and said it appeared the deaths occurred two to four days earlier. Montezuma County Coroner George Deavers responded to the scene about 11 a.m. Two bodies were found in a bedroom, and the other’s location was not disclosed. Cortez police officers then entered the home after receiving a call from an unknown family member requesting a welfare check after not being able to reach the family, Brinkerhoff said Friday.Īll three were residents of the home. The Cortez Fire Protection District responded to the home first, after being called to check for a potential carbon monoxide leak at the residence. It’s unclear whether the firearm was responsible for the gunshot wound to one of the family members.įoul play is suspected, Brinkerhoff previously told The Journal. Rex Brinkerhoff said Monday afternoon that police were unable to specify who received which injuries, and what firearm was found at the scene. Update: Neighbors react to 3 deaths in Cortez home investigation continues
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