As reported by Ana Cabrerra, Channel 7 News-
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Three Fort Carson soldiers were arrested after allegedly breaking into a medical marijuana dispensary, Colorado Springs police said.
Store surveillance video showed three men wearing masks jimmying their way through the back door of Rocky Road Remedies, a dispensary on South Academy Boulevard, at about 2 a.m. Saturday. Once inside, the men tried to leave through the front door, but it was locked and surrounded by bars. They soon found out the back door was locked too.
"The burglars had jimmied the door to the point where they disabled it, so they couldn't get out and we couldn't get in," said Colorado Springs Police Sgt. Mark DeVorss
The would-be burglars were literally trapped.
DeVorss said a police officer responding to a different incident nearby noticed movement inside the dispensary and went to investigate. Police had to use extrication tools to get in and make the arrests.
"It felt good. It's a relief knowing that the suspects are in custody," said dispensary owner Wenze Waddington.
Waddington said he arrived about 15 minutes after his security alarm went off. He said the suspects were already in handcuffs.
7NEWS asked Waddington if he knew the men.
"They had never been patients or had never been in here," Waddington said.
Police identified the suspects as 23-year-old Darius Thomas, 22-year-old Cory Young and 22-year-old Ramone Hollins. All three are active-duty Fort Carson soldiers.
"Fortunately for us, they made it easy for us to capture them and, to their credit, they were compliant with us," said DeVorss.
The three men now face second-degree burglary charges. They remained in jail Sunday, each being held on $10,000 bond.
When 7NEWS contacted Fort Carson, officials wouldn't comment on potential military consequences. <!--stopindex-->
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Three Fort Carson soldiers were arrested after allegedly breaking into a medical marijuana dispensary, Colorado Springs police said.
Store surveillance video showed three men wearing masks jimmying their way through the back door of Rocky Road Remedies, a dispensary on South Academy Boulevard, at about 2 a.m. Saturday. Once inside, the men tried to leave through the front door, but it was locked and surrounded by bars. They soon found out the back door was locked too.
"The burglars had jimmied the door to the point where they disabled it, so they couldn't get out and we couldn't get in," said Colorado Springs Police Sgt. Mark DeVorss
The would-be burglars were literally trapped.
DeVorss said a police officer responding to a different incident nearby noticed movement inside the dispensary and went to investigate. Police had to use extrication tools to get in and make the arrests.
"It felt good. It's a relief knowing that the suspects are in custody," said dispensary owner Wenze Waddington.
Waddington said he arrived about 15 minutes after his security alarm went off. He said the suspects were already in handcuffs.
7NEWS asked Waddington if he knew the men.
"They had never been patients or had never been in here," Waddington said.
Police identified the suspects as 23-year-old Darius Thomas, 22-year-old Cory Young and 22-year-old Ramone Hollins. All three are active-duty Fort Carson soldiers.
"Fortunately for us, they made it easy for us to capture them and, to their credit, they were compliant with us," said DeVorss.
The three men now face second-degree burglary charges. They remained in jail Sunday, each being held on $10,000 bond.
When 7NEWS contacted Fort Carson, officials wouldn't comment on potential military consequences. <!--stopindex-->
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