Clifton man arrested after alleged weapons threats, DUI crash
A Clifton man was arrested after officers found firearms and empty alcohol bottles following reports he threatened to use weapons and crashed his vehicle into a ditch.
On September 25, 2026, at about 9:55 a.m., Mesa County deputies responded to reports of an intoxicated individual making threats about using weapons on the 500 block of 32 Road in Clifton; the person was reported to have a semi-automatic rifle and a pistol. Deputies located 43-year-old Travis Lusher after a single-car crash near 33 Road and C 1/2 Road, found multiple empty alcohol bottles and firearms in his vehicle, and booked him into the Mesa County Detention Facility on charges of felony DUI (three or more prior convictions), misdemeanor prohibited use of a weapon, and a failure to appear warrant.