{"id":29013,"date":"2024-02-26T18:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T01:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/police-called-to-san-juan-college-dorm-for-the-second-time-in-a-month\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:46:43","slug":"police-called-to-san-juan-college-dorm-for-the-second-time-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/police-called-to-san-juan-college-dorm-for-the-second-time-in-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Police called to San Juan College dorm for the second time in a month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Tyriell
Tyriell Pete, 19, of Farmington was arrested after an alleged knife incident at the San Juan College dorm.<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Farmington Police were called to the San Juan College dorm over the weekend for the second time in less than a month<\/p>\n

Police were dispatch to the Nizhoni Sunrise Suites at 3:44 a.m. Sunday in response to a fight. The call came from a resident, who stated \u201cshe could hear subjects talking about a knife,\u201d according to the statement of probable cause.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival, police learned Tyriell Pete, 19, of Farmington, reportedly held a knife to the throat of Romeo Upshaw and \u201csliced\u201d his palm, according to the statement of probable cause.<\/p>\n

When officer questioned Pete, they stated he \u201cadvised he sliced someone with a knife.\u201d He also reportedly admitted the person he cut was Upshaw, court records state.<\/p>\n

The incident reportedly spawned from a fight between Upshaw and his girlfriend Hannah Clah, who lives in the dorm. Pete told police \u201cRomeo and Hannah were getting into a verbal argument on the second floor,\u201d and Pete went \u201cto the room to check on Hannah,\u201d according to the statement of probable cause.<\/p>\n

Pete told police \u201che threatened to get Romeo kicked out because he was not a resident,\u201d He stated \u201che was concerned for (Clah),\u201d because he thought of her as a \u201csister,\u201d court records state.<\/p>\n

Pete left Clah\u2019s room and returned to his room, 115, only to find Clah \u201chad crawled through his window in distress,\u201d but he said he told her \u201cshe needed to go back upstairs,\u201d according to the statement of probable cause.<\/p>\n

Upshaw then, came to Pete\u2019s room and Pete \u201cwas scared,\u201d because Upsahw was \u201cbigger than him,\u201d so he reportedly told police \u201che pulled out his knife and accidentally cut him.\u201d Then, he stated that \u201che put the blade to Romeo\u2019s (Upshaw) neck,\u201d according to the statement of probable cause<\/p>\n

Police cleared Room 115, handcuffing Pete and three other people, who were in the room. Police searched Pete and reportedly found two knives in his pocket. \u201cOne of the knives was a kitchen-style knife with a chrome-type blade and red handle,\u201d according to the statement of probable cause.<\/p>\n

Pete was arrested and booked into the San Juan County Detention Center on a third- degree felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n

The first response to Nizhoni Sunrise Suites was 12:51 a.m. Jan. 30 in reference to a domestic dispute in connection with a drunken party that led to a Durango woman being choked in the third-floor hallway, according to police records.<\/p>\n

The dorm houses 138 students, who had to undergo criminal background checks when they \u201capply to live in on-campus student housing,\u201d according to Rhonda Schaefer, senior director of marketing and public relations at the college.<\/p>\n

\"Javin
Javin Roberts, 19, of Farmington was a resident of the SJC dorm and was arrested on an aggravated battery charge.<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

In the Jan. 30 case, Javin Roberts, 19, was arrested on a charge of third-degree aggravated battery that included strangulation.<\/p>\n

The charge was in connection to Roberts becoming angry with his girlfriend Kara Banketeway, a Fort Lewis College student, visiting the dorm.<\/p>\n

She reportedly told police that she was in Roberts\u2019 room with several other people who were \u201cconsuming alcohol,\u201d when Roberts \u201cbecame upset and began to argue with her (Banketewa) and claimed she was flirting with his friends,\u201d so Banketewa left the room and went into the hallway, according to the statement of probable cause.<\/p>\n

Roberts reportedly followed her into the hallway chased her and \u201cthen tackled her and tossed her onto the hallway floor,\u201d the report states. He then, allegedly \u201cwrapped both his hands around her neck and began to squeeze,\u201d continuing to apply pressure for about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

Another resident of the dorm reported the incident to the resident assistant, who called authorities.<\/p>\n

Resident assistants \u201clive in housing and are on call from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and holidays,\u201d Schaefer said, adding the college has 24-hour security and there are security cameras in the residence hall.<\/p>\n

Schaefer also said the college cannot comment on students\u2019 status at the school or dorms, because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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