Maryland suspect found with CU players

BOULDER – Police in Boulder said a man arrested Tuesday for attempted murder in Baltimore was staying with University of Colorado football players.

Police say they took 24-year-old Dante Faison into custody without incident about six hours after a SWAT team set up outside the home about a mile away from the University of Colorado. The operation shut down the street and police warned residents to stay away from the area.

Faison is wanted in connection with a non-fatal shooting on Nov. 15.

The Daily Camera reported that CU officials say Faison knew a player on the university’s football team from childhood and asked to stay at the house, but he didn’t tell the player he was wanted by law enforcement. No players were arrested.

Man killed by semi in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION, – Police say a man who was hit and dragged by an 18-wheeler in the parking lot of an assisted-living center in Grand Junction has died.

The Daily Sentinel reported that 60-year-old Kevin Merwick of Grand Junction was hit outside of The Atrium of the Grand Valley facility Tuesday morning.

His death has been ruled an accident.

A few hours after Merwick was hit, investigators caught up with the driver of a food service truck believed to have been involved in the accident. Investigators say the driver told them he was unaware that someone was stuck beneath his truck.

Police have not issued any citations.

F-16 fighter crashes on training mission

SALINAS PEAK, N.M. – An F-16 fighter jet from an Air Force base in Arizona crashed Wednesday while on a training mission in New Mexico, but the pilot safely ejected, authorities said.

The Fighting Falcon went down about 8:45 a.m. near Salinas Peak, about 45 miles northwest of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Holloman officials said the crash site was in a remote area with rugged terrain near Truth or Consequences, and no live munitions were aboard the $25 million, single-seat aircraft.

Man killed by Denver SWAT team ID’d

DENVER – Authorities have released the name of a man who was shot to death by Denver SWAT officers during a standoff that lasted 5½ hours.

The Denver coroner’s office said Wednesday that 28-year-old Miguel Angel Martinez died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Police went to the home in southwest Denver on Sunday evening after a report of a shooting. Martinez, who was the only one in the home, injured himself in the shooting but refused to leave. He was shot as officers forced their way into the home.

Adrienne Jacobson, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Corrections, told The Denver Post that Martinez had fled from community corrections a few months before the shooting. He was serving time for a drug conviction.

Lion cubs now on exhibit in Denver

DENVER – A pair of 2-month-old lion cubs has made their public debut at the Denver Zoo.

The Denver Post reported that visitors to the zoo could see brother Kalu and sister Kamara for the first time Monday.

Zookeepers say prime viewing hours to watch the cubs are from 10 a.m. to noon. But the baby lions will be allowed outdoors only when temperatures are least 45 degrees.

The 20-pound cubs, which were born Sept. 10, are growing up to 4 pounds every week. They have spent the last two months bonding with their mother and getting used to life in the zoo.

Associated Press