Monday, September 21, 2015

Storage Shed Break-In, Friday

Astute Storage Employee Reports Suspects


Teresa Russell-Wilder, 44, of GJ
MCSO Photo: Sept. 2015
Mesa County, Colo. -- Deputies were dispatched to Applewood Mini-Storage around 12:30 p.m., on Friday, for a possible burglary. The company employee noticed two adults acting suspiciously in the area of a storage unit not paid for by one of the adults. The employee was able to give a possible name and specific vehicle description to dispatch.

About an hour later, deputies located the suspected vehicle at a convenience store at 32 Road and Mesa Avenue, Grand Junction. The two vehicle occupants were identified as Teresa Russell-Wilder, 44, and James Sharp, 40, both of Grand Junction.

Deputies located personal items with an approximate value of $1,500.00 to $2,000.00, inside the car connected to the suspects. Applewood Mini-Storage connected the unit owner with deputies who identified her belongings, which were returned to her after processing.

Multiple knives and a hatchet blade were located inside the suspect's vehicle, and James had a knife in his front pocket deputies located during a routine pat down. James is a convicted felon and can not legally be in possession of such items.

James Sharp, 40, of GJ
MCSO Photo: Sept. 2015
James was booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on three counts of possession of weapons by a previous offender, second degree burglary, second degree criminal trespass, theft and criminal mischief. He is scheduled to appear in court today on arraignment.

Teresa was booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on two counts of possession of weapons by a previous offender, second degree burglary, second degree criminal trespass, theft and criminal mischief. She is scheduled to appear in court today on arraignment.

Updated bond information can be found on our Inmate Inquiry System website for any inmate currently in our facility. And, for other arrest information from the weekend, visit our Blotter website, which is updated each day.