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A Durango man accused of an armed carjacking at Fort Lewis College was arrested Thursday in downtown Durango.<\/p>\n
Durango police located and arrested Roger Chase Brassard, 25, of Durango near 11th Street and Main Avenue without incident, said Mitch Davis, spokesman with the college.<\/p>\n
Brassard was arrested on a criminal mischief and domestic violence warrant for a separate incident that occurred Monday night at the Iron Horse Inn.<\/p>\n
Around 8 p.m. Monday, Brassard is suspected of approaching a man who was waiting in a car outside Jones Hall at FLC. Armed with a handgun, Brassard allegedly demanded the driver move into the passenger seat.<\/p>\n
Brassard then drove the vehicle with the man inside to a location 10 miles north of Durango until the vehicle became stuck somewhere near Trimble Crossing, according to police.<\/p>\n
During the incident, Brassard fired multiple gunshots from the handgun, though no one was injured, Davis said.<\/p>\n
After the vehicle became stuck, the two men exited the vehicle. At that point, the victim was able to escape and flag down a car and call 911.<\/p>\n
The victim, who is not an FLC student, was unharmed.<\/p>\n
After the incident, Brassard is suspected of traveling on foot about 5 miles to the Iron Horse Inn, 5800 Main Avenue. There, Brassard allegedly kicked down a door valued at $800 and got into a fight with his wife.<\/p>\n
Witnesses at the Iron Horse Inn reported the incident to Durango police around 10 p.m., said Cmdr. Ray Shupe.<\/p>\n
By the time officers arrived, Brassard had left the scene. His wife, however, had a swollen lip indicative of physical abuse, Shupe said.<\/p>\n
Brassard\u2019s wife was uncooperative with police, Shupe said. After authorities were unable to locate Brassard, they issued the criminal mischief and domestic violence warrant.<\/p>\n
Brassard is being held without bail as a result of the domestic violence charge. A warrant for carjacking is pending.<\/p>\n
In April 2015, Brassard led authorities on a high-speed chase after Durango police received a report of a dispute between a man and a woman in downtown Durango.<\/p>\n
In that incident, Brassard is believed to have fired a gun and taken an ex-girlfriend\u2019s vehicle. The car chase lasted more than an hour, reaching speeds of 80 mph, before authorities immobilized the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Brassard was charged with harassment, reckless driving, hit-and-run, drunken driving and felony eluding for that incident. It is unclear as of late Thursday how the case was adjudicated.<\/p>\n