Teller County, CO, March 26, 2018-Yesterday the Teller County Sheriff’s Office received intelligence information that there was an illegal marijuana grow operation located at 222 Nottingham Lane, north of Divide, Colorado. Deputies responded to that location and asked the home owner for consent to search. The homeowner allowed deputies into the residence where they discovered several marijuana plants, a large amount of dried marijuana, and located large amounts of marijuana

Teller County, Colo. - March 21, 2018– Around 5pm today, the body of missing person Lee Anthony Bates was found near a walking trail in the Crystola area. Teller County Search and Rescue members discovered Bates’ remains and called in Sheriff’s investigators to process the scene. The coroner’s office has recovered the remains and notified the family. Bates was last seen March 18, 2018 leaving his residence at 70 Arapahoe Trail near the city limits of Woodland Park on foot. TC

Teller County, Colo. - March 21, 2018– Lee Anthony Bates is a missing person last seen 18 March 2018 leaving his residence at 70 Arapahoe Trail, Woodland Park, Co on foot and not heard from since. Lee Anthony Bates is a 38-year-old white male, 5’09” tall, 190 lbs., Brown Eyes and Brown Hair. He was last seen wearing a Black Jacket, Black Ball Cap, Blue Jeans, and may be carrying a small Navy Blue Back Pack. He has a medium beard. If Mr. Bates is located or you have informatio

Dakota Marcus Stewart (Booking Photo) TCSO received information that US Marshals were acting on a lead about Stewart’s possible location within the County. Stewart was located in the Florissant Heights subdivision living off the grid at a campsite. Stewart is wanted by Texas authorities for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (2 counts), and Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. He is listed as one of Texas’ 10 most wanted sex offender fugitives and

Teller County, CO, March 2, 2018– The Teller County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) arrested Jason Smith late last night acting on a tip that Smith had threatened to kill his three children and was going to commit a school shooting in Teller County. TCSO received an anonymous tip yesterday indicating Smith was outside his residence in rural Teller County shouting at his children, ranging in age from 1-8 years old, and threatening to kill them. Smith threatened a neighbor’s family as