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January 18, 2025

CITIZENS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING TOGETHER TO DETER CRIME IN GRAND COUNTY

GRAND COUNTY, CO- On January 17, 2025, at approximately 2:20 p.m. the Grand County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from a long-time local resident and general contractor who reported that he had been working on a job site in the Kremmling area when he was approached by a white female who was driving a blue/light green Honda Accord or similar make vehicle. This female attempted to sell him what he believed to be stolen tools and was also believed to be under the influence of an unknown substance. The resident also provided an associated license plate of the female’s vehicle that had since left the area.

The suspect’s vehicle was located shortly after this in the Dollar General parking lot in Kremmling. Grand County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and a Kremmling Police Officer attempted to contact the female occupant. The female driver fled in the vehicle through the parking lot and onto 11th Street nearly striking a Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. The female then accelerated at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at the stop sign at 11th Street and Highway 40, completely disregarding the safety for any oncoming traffic.

Despite law enforcement’s emergency lights and sirens, the female occupant continued west bound through Kremmling on Highway 40 also running a red light at the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 9.

A vehicle pursuit continued westbound on Highway 40 where the suspect had varying speeds from approximately 75 – 90 miles per hour. Sheriff’s Office personnel attempted tactical vehicle intervention techniques and the utilization of tire deflation devices in an attempt to safely end the pursuit, however, these attempts were ineffective. As the pursuit continued westbound the Colorado State Patrol, Routt County Sheriff’s Office and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office were notified. The Routt County Sheriff’s Office established additional tire deflation devices on Highway 40 near Mile Post 138 and 139 in an effort to stop the pursuit before it entered the Steamboat Springs area.

At approximately Mile Post 145 the driver attempted to take a curve at a high rate of speed and due to the vehicle’s bald tires, she lost control and subsequently struck a snow bank. No other vehicles were involved in this collision. The female occupant was taken into custody without incident and secured in a Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. The female was then precautionarily evaluated by Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue and then transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

The female was identified as Alexis Lanier, age 35 from Denver. An Arrest Warrant is pending for Ms. Lanier for this incident. While on scene of the accident, a Grand County Sheriff’s Office drug detection canine was utilized and alerted to the vehicle where a subsequent search resulted in evidence of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin usage. 

Sheriff Brett Schroetlin emphasized, “All too common in today’s society, the rule of law is questioned, which ultimately puts our communities at risk from those who choose to put their own agendas at the forefront over the safety of other citizens. Had Ms. Lanier simply cooperated with deputies in the Dollar General parking lot, this incident would never have impacted our roadways and put our citizens in danger.”

These charges are only accusations based on probable cause, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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