A Montezuma County judge on Wednesday ordered a mental health evaluation for a Cortez man who allegedly trespassed on his sixth-grade teacher’s property in January.
Jeremy D. Lindsey, 29, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree criminal trespass, a Class 3 misdemeanor. Judge JenniLynn Lawrence sentenced Lindsey to 18 months of supervised probation and a mandatory mental health evaluation.
Deputy District Attorney Sheena Goldsborough said the victim has not requested restitution but did request that Lindsey seek mental health treatment.
According to a Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office incident report, a resident on County Road K reported that someone had been in the shed behind her house. Deputies found several notes in the shed, including one that read, “Please do not shoot me Jeremy D. Lindsey.”
Another note said he was unarmed and knows about the “Make My Day” law, which allows property owners to shoot intruders.
Lindsey was later found at a home on Elm Street. According to an incident report, he told deputies that he had been at his sixth-grade teacher’s property.
Lindsey allegedly took a silver iPhone 6, a pair of gloves, two bath towels, a silver coin and a True Value bag from the property.
In court on Wednesday, public defender John Moran said Lindsey has expressed “enthusiastic interest” in a mental health evaluation.
