{"id":2138800,"date":"2024-01-02T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-detained-after-breaking-into-colorado-supreme-court-holding-guard-at-gunpoint\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T22:51:53","slug":"gunman-detained-after-breaking-into-colorado-supreme-court-holding-guard-at-gunpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-detained-after-breaking-into-colorado-supreme-court-holding-guard-at-gunpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman apprehended after invading Colorado Supreme Court, holding guard hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-detained-after-breaking-into-colorado-supreme-court-holding-guard-at-gunpoint%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2138800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police \u200btape in front of damaged windows at the\u2063 Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Denver. Authorities say a \u200dman inflicted \u201cextensive damage\u201d to\u2064 the building. (AP Photo\/Colleen Slevin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>2:22 PM \u2013 Tuesday, January\u2064 2, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>A man \u2062has been arrested \u2063at the Colorado Supreme Court building after reportedly shooting out\u2063 the windows and inflicting <strong>\u201cextensive damage,\u201d<\/strong> as\u200b well as threatening a security \u200dguard \u200cat gunpoint.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday at approximately \u20641:15 a.m., an armed intruder \u200bshot \u200dout windows of the Colorado Supreme\u2064 Court building, circled the building for almost two hours, and even held up a security\u200d guard at gunpoint, authorities say. <\/p>\n<p>The suspect was identified on Tuesday \u200das Brandon Olsen, 44. Police\u2064 arrested\u2063 Olsen on charges of arson,\u2062 robbery, \u200cand\u200b burglary.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado State Police announced in \u200ca news release\u200b that the \u200dincident occurred after a \u2064two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washpost-vp-harris-in-car-accident-reality-driver-hit-a-curb\/\" title=\"WashPost: VP Harris In \u2018Car Accident.\u2019 Reality: Driver Hit A Curb.\">-vehicle car crash<\/a>, which Olsen was involved in, took\u2062 place outside of\u200b the building in\u2062 downtown \u2062Denver. <\/p>\n<p>Olsen\u2062 reportedly \u200dpointed a gun at the other driver and pulled the trigger but missed his target, instead shooting \u2062out a window \u2063of \u2064the Ralph L. \u2063Carr Colorado Judicial Center \u200cwhere the\u2064 state court is lodged.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, the \u200darmed suspect then entered the building\u2062 and confronted an unarmed\u2064 security guard \u200cfrom the Colorado State Patrol. Additionally, as the suspect held the security guard at gunpoint,\u200c he \u2062 <strong>\u201cdemanded \u2062access to\u200d more \u200cof the building,\u201d<\/strong> and forcibly stole the guard\u2019s keys to the building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe individual obtained\u200c keys\u200c from the security guard \u200band proceeded \u200dinto other parts \u200cof\u2064 the\u200c building and accessed an unknown number of floors,\u201d authorities stated in the\u200d release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA short \u2063time later, that\u200b same individual shot out \u200d [another] window on the east side\u2062 of the Ralph \u200dL. Carr Colorado Judicial Center located at 2 East 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u2063Ave, Denver, CO \u200d80203,\u201d\u2064 the press \u2062release said. \u201cThe \u2062individual entered the \u2062building and came \u200bin contact with an unarmed security\u200c guard from \u2064the Colorado\u200c State Patrol Capitol Security\u2063 Unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDenver Police Department \u2063(DPD) officers, as well as Colorado State Patrol Troopers, responded\u200d to the scene and set up a perimeter. \u200cThe suspect then made his way to the 7<sup>th<\/sup> floor, where he fired\u2064 additional\u2062 shots inside the \u2062building.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Responding police officers did not fire\u200b back at the suspect, and \u2063he was taken into custody\u2064 about two hours after officers arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe was [then] placed in custody without \u200dfurther incident. \u2063There are no injuries to building occupants, the suspect, \u200cor police personnel,\u201d the release continued. \u200d\u201cThe suspect was taken to a local hospital\u2063 to be cleared by medical personnel. There is significant and extensive\u200c damage to the building and the investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities also stated that the incident appears to be unrelated \u200cto the\u200b Colorado Supreme Court\u2019s new ruling prohibiting former\u2063 President Donald \u2062Trump from the ballot. Trump is anticipated to file an appeal of that decision with the \u2063United States Supreme\u200b Court later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Colorado State \u200bPatrol and Denver Police Department are treating this incident seriously, but at this time, it is believed that this is not associated with previous threats to the Colorado Supreme\u2064 Court Justices,\u201d the Colorado\u2062 State Patrol said in\u200c a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your \u2063inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u2062identity\u200c of the\u2062 driver in\u200c a fatal Rochester car crash is released. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2062 Red \u200dSea sees another escalation as tensions in the\u2064 Middle East\u200b continue \u2063to rise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Monica Rodriguez takes a look at the real meaning behind \u201ccognitive\u2062 security\u201d \u2063and how the illegitimate government is weaponizing it against American\u200c citizens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Alex Newman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple fell \u200cnearly \u200c3% to a \u2063seven-week\u200b low after Barclays \u2062downgraded the shares on\u200c concerns demand \u2064for its devices will remain weak \u2063in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin galloped past $45,000 for the \u2064first time since April 2022, \u2064buoyed\u2063 by optimism around the possible approval of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-st-kicks-off-2024-on-a-dull-note-as-yields-rise-apple-dips\/\" title=\"Wall Street starts 2024 on a lackluster note with rising yields and Apple's decline\">exchange-traded\u2064 spot bitcoin funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 \u20636:05 AM PST HONG\u2064 KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of\u2062 rules aimed\u2026\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the \u200bmain bottlenecks \u2063for Tesla is the \u200bspeed it can make the 4680 batteries \u200dused in the Cybertruck with its new dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Is there\u200c any connection between the incident \u2063and the recent ruling by the \u200cColorado Supreme Court\u2062 regarding former President Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062A man has\u2063 been arrested at the \u200cColorado Supreme Court\u2063 building after reportedly shooting \u2062out the windows and inflicting &#8220;extensive damage,&#8221; as well as\u2064 threatening a security guard at gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday at approximately 1:15 a.m., an armed \u2063intruder shot\u2062 out \u200cwindows of the\u200c Colorado Supreme \u2064Court building, circled the\u200c building for \u200dalmost two \u2062hours, and \u200dheld up a security guard at gunpoint, authorities say.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect has been identified as Brandon Olsen, \u206244. Olsen \u200cwas \u200carrested\u2062 on charges of\u200c arson, robbery, and burglary.<\/p>\n<p>According to Colorado \u2062State\u200c Police, the incident occurred after\u200b a two-vehicle \u2063car crash involving Olsen \u200dtook \u2064place outside of the\u200b building in \u200bdowntown Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Olsen allegedly pointed a gun at the \u200bother driver and pulled the trigger but missed his target, instead shooting out a window of the \u2062Ralph L. Carr Colorado \u2063Judicial Center where the state\u2063 court is located.<\/p>\n<p>After entering \u200cthe building, the armed suspect confronted an \u200bunarmed security guard from the\u2062 Colorado State Patrol. The suspect demanded access to more of the building and forcibly stole the guard&#8217;s keys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The individual obtained keys from the security guard and proceeded into other parts of the building and \u2064accessed an \u200cunknown number of floors,&#8221; authorities stated in the release.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bsuspect later shot out another window on the east side of the Ralph L. Carr \u200cColorado Judicial Center and made his way to the 7th floor, where he fired additional \u2063shots inside \u200dthe building.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers and\u2064 state troopers responded\u200d to the \u200cscene \u200cand placed the suspect in custody without incident.\u2063 There were no injuries to building occupants, the suspect, or police personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect \u200dwas taken to a\u2062 local hospital to be \u200dcleared\u2064 by medical personnel. There is significant and extensive damage to the building, and the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have \u2064stated that the \u200bincident appears to be unrelated to the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s recent ruling prohibiting former President\u2063 Donald\u200c Trump from the ballot.\u2062 Trump is\u2063 expected to file \u2063an appeal of that decision with the United States Supreme \u2064Court later that day.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Colorado \u2063State\u2063 Patrol and Denver Police \u200dDepartment are\u200d treating this\u2064 incident\u200b seriously, but at\u200c this time, \u200dit is believed that the suspect acted alone. Further details will be\u200b released as \u200dthe investigation unfolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police tape surrounds the damaged windows of the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver. A man has been arrested for causing significant harm to the building. Authorities confirm the incident. (AP Photo\/Colleen Slevin) OAN\u2019s Elizabeth Volberding reports the arrest at 2:22 PM on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, following a reported shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2138801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2138800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2138801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}