CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Salida, Colorado
PRESS RELEASE
April 9, 2024
During the week of April 1, 2024, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office received information of a possible Sexual Assault to a young child.
The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office immediately began an investigation into the matter and on April 5, 2024 the following arrests were made:
David Lee Patton, age 30, from Nathrop, Colorado was charged with:
Sexual Assault of a Child, by One in a Position of Trust, Pattern of Sexual Abuse, a Class 3 Felony
Obscenity, a Class 6 Felony
Child Abuse, a Class 1 Misdemeanor
$10,000 Cash Bond
Morgan Jean Ryen, age 25, from Poncha Springs, Colorado.
Child Abuse, a Class 1 Misdemeanor
Persons Required to report Child Abuse or Neglect, a Class 2 Misdemeanor
Both were transported and booked into the Chaffee County Detentions Facility
$1000.00