Montana man booked on assault charges after shooting at hotel guests
Police arrested a 45-year-old resident of Belgrade following a late-night incident at the Aspen Inn on Route 66.
By Natalia Costa ·
James Joseph Hansen, 45, of Belgrade, Montana, was booked into Coconino County Jail on Monday after police arrested him for firing a handgun at people in a parking lot in Flagstaff.
Officers responded to the Aspen Inn on Route 66, just west of Switzer Canyon Drive, at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Saturday. The first officer on the scene heard a gunshot and spotted a man holding a handgun on a second-floor balcony.
The officer ordered the man to drop his weapon, and he complied, according to police. Additional officers arrived to secure the scene and take the suspect into custody.
Investigators determined that Hansen fired multiple shots toward a group of people in the hotel’s parking lot. Those individuals told police they did not know Hansen and had no prior interaction with him.
Hansen faces four recommended charges: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, endangerment, discharge of a firearm within city limits, and disorderly conduct involving a weapon.
A booking photo of Hansen was not immediately available as of Monday.
