On Friday, the Cortez Police Department provided an update on the status of Jonnie Cash Kimbrough’s warrant, saying he had been arrested and released in LaPlata County.
On Wednesday, the Cortez Police Department put out a warrant for the arrest of Jonnie Cash Kimbrough, who is suspected of stealing a vehicle, cash and a firearm from his girlfriend’s mother on Oct. 9.
Kimbrough, who calls himself “Squid” on Instagram, is described as a white, 20-year-old male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 6-feet-3 and weighs 170 pounds.
The Cortez Police Department asks that any tips or information be given through the Cortez Police Dispatch at (970) 565-8441 or through CortezPD.org Crimewatch app.
According to Cortez Police Department incident report #12301934, Officer Joseph Yen responded to 21 E. 13th St. after dispatch reported a stolen vehicle.
At the scene, Yen spoke with Hunter Griswold, who told him that her boyfriend, Kimbrough, had stolen her mom’s vehicle, handgun and $400 in cash out of her purse.
She told Yen that Kimbrough might be traveling to Durango, where his family lives.
She provided a serial number for the handgun, a Taurus brand black G3C model 9mm, with the serial number 1KA25879. The gun had nine rounds.
Griswold’s mother and owner of the stolen vehicle, Cheri Anderson, said she heard the car start about 5:50 a.m. and when she looked outside, the car was gone. The keys had been on the top of the refrigerator.
The vehicle is a 2019 gray Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with the Colorado license plate ATFR72.
About 8:45 a.m., a deputy from the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office said the Jeep had been found in Durango with the keys still inside.
On Oct. 11, after following up with Griswold, Yen was told that Griswold had been able to obtain the stolen gun from her friend Jordan Messier, though she did not know how Messier came to be in possession of the handgun.
This story will be updated when additional information is available.
