Mesa County arrests include shooting report, deputy assault and child abuse
Three separate incidents in Mesa County on Sept. 22–23 led to arrests for alleged assaults, domestic violence, child abuse and vandalism, with suspects booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility.
On Sept. 22 deputies arrested Joshua Aarness, 45, of Clifton, after a hiker reported voices and gunshots; Aarness faces multiple felonies including two counts of first-degree assault with intent to cause serious bodily injury and is held on a $100,000 cash-only bond. On Sept. 23 deputies arrested Angelo Holcomb, 41, of Grand Junction, after he allegedly struck a deputy, damaged property and committed indecent exposure; he is held on a $10,000 cash-only bond. Later that night deputies arrested Taleah Beltran, 30, of Grand Junction, near a vandalized home with a small child; she faces misdemeanor child abuse and paraphernalia charges and remains on a $1,000 PR bond.