The instructions were simple

A 29-year-old was taken into custody outside the Vilar Center in Beaver Creek Aug. 25 because he couldn't stop cursing and yelling.

The intoxicated man fell asleep inside the Vilar Center at the Herbie Hancock concert. Security escorted him outside when other people complained that he smelled of alcohol. Initially, the man was very cooperative.

After the deputy arrived, she tried to find a sober person to pick the man up. He started yelling and cursing. The deputy told him several times to be quiet or he would be going to jail. While the officer was on the phone with a person who agreed to pick the man up, the man started yelling again.

The deputy put the man in handcuffs and cited him for disorderly conduct before releasing him to a sober friend.

Restraining orders exist for a reason

Deputies arrested a 26-year-old man at gun point on Beaver Creek Golf Course Aug. 29 after a foot chase that ensued after a domestic violence report.

The 20-year-old woman who made the call told deputies the man had texted her that he was coming over to her residence on Bachelor Gulch Trail. She texted him, telling him not to come over because there was a restraining order against him. The woman didn't know where the man was calling from, so she put a chair in front of her door and locked the door.

A while later the man used his keys to unlock the door. The woman tried to hold the door closed but the man pushed his way in. He grabbed the woman, pushed her on the couch and laid on top of her. She told him to leave before the cops came. The man went to the bedroom after a few minutes. He kept yelling at the woman but she couldn't understand him. Then they heard the sound of sirens and the man ran out of the apartment.

Deputies at the apartment observed boot marks on the door where the man kicked it to get in. Items had also been thrown around in the living room during the struggle.

A neighbor said he heard the woman yell, “Why are you trying to kill me?”

When deputies found the man on the golf course, he was hiding in some bushes. One officer drew his gun and told him to come out.

The man was charged for domestic violence, harassment and violation of a restraining order.

Neighborly dispute

On Aug. 29, deputies received a call from a man who said his neighbor tried to start a fight with his son outside their home in Edwards.

An officer contacted the 25-year-old son, who said his 53-year-old roommate heard some noises outside their house and thought it was a bear. They turned on the porch light and saw their 40-year-old neighbor. The neighbor started yelling at the younger man, calling him a “crackhead” and a “pussy.” The roommate said the neighbor also yelled, “You Jew scum back, you Jew punk.” The 25-year-old man tried to walk away and went to the back porch to smoke a cigarette. The neighbor followed him and attempted to squirt him with a water hose.

The officer then contacted the 40-year-old man. The man said he was out of hand and shouldn't have confronted the other man. He admitted he was drunk at the time of the incident. He said he's had problems with the younger man's dog and is afraid it will hurt his daughter. The problems have been going on about six years.

When deputies talked to the 25-year-old's father, he said the 40-year-old neighbor is “crazy.” The dad said he is worried the man will go further and hurt someone because he gets drunk and owns guns. Officers told the father that he should call 911 when something like that happens instead of waiting until after.

The 40-year-old man was cited for disorderly conduct and harassment.

The 25-year-old was arrested when officers discovered he had a warrant for failing to appear in court.

Drunk driving on a flat tire

On Aug. 28, a deputy noticed a car pulling away from a curb on Main Street in Minturn. As it passed, the officer thought the car sounded like it had a flat tire. He followed the car to see if he could be of some assistance. When the deputy caught up with the car, he watched it pull into a parking space behind a van and heard plastic breaking.

The deputy watched the driver walk around the car to survey the damage. The man appeared unsteady on his feet. The deputy approached the man and asked what happened. The man was looking at the front passenger-side tire, which was flat. The officer asked the man if he needed help. The man stood up and looked at him and the officer saw his eyes were watery and bloodshot.

The officer asked to see the man's driver's license, insurance and registration. The 23-year-old man handed the deputy a license from Acapulco, Mexico, and tried to say something. The deputy smelled a strong odor of alcohol on the man's breath. Further, his insurance had expired four days earlier.

The deputy had the man sit in the passenger seat of the car as he cleared him through dispatch and processed the scene. He noticed the front of the man's car was resting against the back bumper of the van. The grill of the car was broken and pushed back — apparently the source of the breaking noise heard by the officer. The officer tried to contact the owner of the van but left his business card when he couldn't do so.

The man was tested and charged for driving under the influence, driving without a valid license and failing to provide proof of insurance. His vehicle was towed.