Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as Landon Lavelle Mentink, 40, of Leadville.
• Deputies responded around 10 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a shooting in the 13200 block of U.S. Highway 24 near Leadville.
• The suspect, Robert Price Chase, 31, was arrested and booked into the Lake County Detention Facility.
• Chase made an initial court appearance where bond was set at $100,000, with a next hearing scheduled for Oct. 16.
• The Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Lake County Sheriff's Office, and the 5th Judicial District Attorney's Office are leading the case, and officials have not released details on motive or evidence.