Authorities in Jefferson County have cited a man accused of dropping scores of thumbnail tacks on a popular bike route over the Fourth of July weekend.
The county sheriff’s office announced Thursday that 27-year-old Calvin Chambers is suspected of criminal mischief and reckless endangerment in the case. Both are misdemeanors.
SOLVED! Deer Creek thumbtack case cleared w/summons to Calvin Chambers for criminal mischief/reckless endangerment
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
The tacks were found early on the morning of July 3 along West Deer Creek Road over roughly a quarter-mile stretch near its intersection with Grizzly Drive.
“At least eight bicyclists experienced flat tires that morning due to the thumbtacks,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Chambers purchased the thumbtacks at a local King Soopers and was subsequently identified through the purchase transaction and store video surveillance.”
Investigators say a summons is pending for a second suspect in the case.
