CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Salida, Colorado
PRESS RELEASE
August 28, 2023
On August 7, 2023 the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Johnathan Edward Lee for several counts of Burglary and Possession of a Controlled Substance after investigating a break in at the Monarch Ski Area lodge. Lee was booked into the Chaffee County Detention Facility and consequently released on a Personal Recognizance Bond.
As a result of the initial investigation the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office discovered evidence that Lee was involved in another previous burglary at the Monarch Ski Area as well at a location in Nathrop.
On August 22, 2023 the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office once again arrested Johnathan Edward Lee and he was booked into the Chaffee County Detention Facility. Lee was charged with the following:
Monarch Ski Area (2022 burglary)
Second Degree Burglary, (class 4 felony)
Theft (class 6 felony)
$2500 Bond
Nathrop burglary
Second Degree Burglary (class 4 felony)
Theft (class 6 felony)
Criminal Mischief (class 2 misdemeanor)
$3000 Bond