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Police Seek Witnesses After Arrest in Pikes Peak Cog Railway Assault

The worker remains hospitalized in critical condition after being struck in the railway parking lot.

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Overview

  • Randy Blevins, 50, of Arvada was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault and released after posting a $10,000 bond.
  • Manitou Springs police are asking anyone with video or information to call El Paso County Dispatch at 719-390-5555 as the investigation continues.
  • The incident occurred Aug. 16 in the Pikes Peak Cog Railway parking lot after employees asked a couple who had walked through from the Manitou Incline to leave.
  • Witness statements in an arrest affidavit say Blevins punched the employee in the head, while Blevins and his wife told police the employee struck him first; two witnesses told officers they did not see the worker hit Blevins.
  • The victim, believed to be 66, remains hospitalized, and medical professionals cited in police records suspect a stroke or brain bleed; Blevins is due in court Friday for an advisement hearing.