A 36-year-old man was arrested last month on multiple charges after campers in southwestern Colorado reported finding him rummaging through their possessions and being threatened with an axe.
On July 19, Saguache County sheriff’s officers took Steven Sanguinetti into custody after responding to 9-1-1 calls.
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Two campers informed the deputies that they had encountered a man who was walking around their campsite. According to the sheriff’s office, that man left but continued to monitor them from a distance.
When the campers attempted to escape in their vehicle, the man, eventually identified as Sanguinetti, approached them with an axe and began striking.
Deputies discovered Sanguinetti shortly after arriving at the site and arrested him. Sanguinetti is facing felony menacing, harassment, assault, and criminal impersonation charges.
The incident occurred in the Penitente Campground, approximately 10 miles northeast of Del Norte. Sanguinetti was transported to the Rio Grande County Jail in Del Norte by Saguache authorities.
According to Rio Grande County Sheriff Anne Robinson, Sanguinetti battled with detaining deputies at the facility. He now faces criminal charges in another case stemming from the altercation.
Public records show Sanguinetti currently lives in Aurora.
