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Man strikes, injures park ranger Friday morning in Boulder County

Boulder County Sheriff's Office

A 24-year-old man is in custody after striking and injuring a Boulder County Open Space Park Ranger with his vehicle Friday morning. 

Gregory Noriega was arrested and charged with first-degree assault. He is currently being held in the Boulder County Jail, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

On Friday morning, a park ranger witnessed Noriega violating the open space’s off-leash policy and approached Noriega, and informed him he was being cited for the violation. 

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During the interaction, Noriega was given permission to sit in his vehicle due to an “asthma issue.”

While the park ranger was acquiring vehicle information, Noriega allegedly reversed the vehicle and “gunned the engine,” striking and injuring the ranger, according to the release.

Noriega continued to flee the scene and forced the ranger to jump out of the vehicles direction of travel to avoid being run over. He was eventually stopped by sheriff’s deputies near Highway 66 and North 53rd Street after almost causing an accident, according to the release. 

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Deputies attempted a high-risk traffic stop, but the suspect did not cooperate or listen to commands and was eventually taken into custody.

The park ranger was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for minor injures. He was released several hours later, according to the release. 

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