On December 28, 2019, at approximately 1:15 PM, the Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center 911 received a call from a female inside her recreational vehicle (RV) in the Safeway parking lot located on McLaughlin Road in Falcon. The connection was lost but re-established and the victim said she was unable to speak freely. The connection was lost again and could not be re-established.

Deputies arrived on scene and could hear an active disturbance which included the female yelling about a gun. She was able to jump out of a window of the RV to escape.
She told deputies a male was inside armed with a handgun and was threatening her.
Deputies locked down the Safeway store and blocked entrances surrounding the area. The male suspect exited the RV after a few minutes and was taken into custody without incident.

The suspect has been identified as Jerry Norman, DOB: 5/30/49, and was booked into the El Paso County Jail for Domestic Violence, Felony Menacing, Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender, Criminal Mischief and Obstruction of Telephone Service. 

A mug shot of Norman is attached to this media release.