The man who allegedly set a Coaldale RV on fire Sunday night crashed a stolen truck into a Fremont County Sheriff’s Office vehicle after an officer fired shots at him, according to the arrest affidavit.
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Robert Lee Fay, 34, of Montrose, was arrested shortly after the incident and currently is held at the Fremont County Jail on charges of first-degree arson, aggravated motor vehicle theft, criminal attempt to wit: second-degree assault on a peace officer, menacing and reckless endangerment.
He made his first court appearance Tuesday and will be formally charged on Thursday.
On Sunday night, he allegedly set a fire at Bighorn RV Resort in Coaldale, destroying a fifth-wheel travel trailer, a pickup truck and a flat-bed trailer holding two ATVs.
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