The suspect arrested in the alleged chain attacks in Boulder has been identified as Joshua Swartwout. An arrest affidavit details interviews with victims in a series of alleged attacks and threats between June 26 and June 27 in Colorado.
Investigators with the Boulder Police Department have updated the number of victims from eight to 10. The first alleged assault happened about 4 a.m. on June 26 near Broadway and Arapahoe in Boulder. The second victim walked into the Boulder Police Department about 7:30 a.m. the same day to report that his bicycle was struck by a man with a chain.
According to investigators, between 11 a.m. June 26 and the time of Swartwout’s arrest at 4:24 p.m. on June 27, eight people, seven women and one man, were identified as victims.
In some of the cases, investigators believe Swartwout struck victims with the chain and in others, the chain was swung in a threatening manner, and in others, the chain struck property but did not hit a person…