‘Prolific previous offender’ arrested after alleged home invasion and assault

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) says that a 37-year-old man has been arrested, accused of home invasion and assault in Fountain.

According to the sheriff’s office, Fountain police officers were called out to the 900 block of Grinde Drive on Tuesday morning. A victim had reported that the suspect, Geoffrey Chinnow, allegedly forced his way into their apartment, held them at gunpoint, and fired two rounds into the floor.

The Fountain Police Department told KRDO13 that they believe that Chinnow was searching for his girlfriend, and believed the apartment belonged to friends of his girlfriend…

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