Pagosa Springs man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktail into courthouse

A Pagosa Springs man suspected of setting fire to the Archuleta County Courthouse allegedly chucked a Molotov cocktail through a window late at night, according to an arrest affidavit.

Security camera footage captured William Wayne Bryant, 71, tossing the incendiary device through a side window, then running from the scene, according to the affidavit.

The glow of the ensuing fire showed the suspect wearing a black jacket with a white hood. Investigators used that clothing description to help identify Bryant as a suspect, according to the affidavit.

Another security camera at Tequilas Restaurant, 439 San Juan St., captured a man wearing a black jacket and white hood walking on the river trail. At 1:23 a.m. June 12, a camera at Mary Fisher Park revealed the same figure approach a white Chevrolet 2500 with a water tank in the rear, parked near Healing Waters Resort and Spa, where he entered the vehicle and drove away, according to the affidavit.

Read more: The Journal (Cortez, CO)