![Sexual Assault and Strangulation Suspect Sought by Mesa County Sheriff’s Office](http://townsquare.media/site/508/files/2018/03/Gary-Ortiz-MesaCoSO-03_19_2018-1600x1067.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Sexual Assault and Strangulation Suspect Sought by Mesa County Sheriff’s Office
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is attempting to find a man wanted for sexual assault and other charges. They are asking for any information that will help lead to his arrest.
The suspect is 31-year-old Gary Ortiz. He is 5-feet 9-inches tall, and weighs 175 pounds. Ortiz has an active warrant for his arrest on charges of Second Degree Assault, Strangulation and Sexual Assault.
If you see Ortiz, or have information which could assist the Sheriff's Office in finding him, you can contact the Mesa County Sheriff's Office at 970-242-6707.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers of Mesa County at 970-241-6707.
More From Mix 104.3
![Porch Pirate Bait Operation Underway In Mesa County](http://townsquare.media/site/508/files/2020/12/packages1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Colorado Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Women](http://townsquare.media/site/510/files/2020/09/RS5160_156001749.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Loren Gray Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted When She Was 12: ‘I Was Confused and Scared’](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2020/05/loren-gray.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Grand Junction Man Arrested on Kidnapping, Other Charges](http://townsquare.media/site/507/files/2020/01/erik-craig.png?w=980&q=75)
![Mesa County Sheriff’s Pays it Forward Yet Again](http://townsquare.media/site/509/files/2019/10/Untitled-design-28.png?w=980&q=75)
![Former Greeley Youth Center Worker Sentenced For Sexual Assault](http://townsquare.media/site/48/files/2015/06/CourthouseWeldCounty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![$1 Million Found By Mesa County Sheriff During Stop](http://townsquare.media/site/507/files/2019/07/RS26192_GettyImages-468785352-e1563287102104.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Palisade Man Charged With Sexual Assault and Incest](http://townsquare.media/site/509/files/2019/05/RS23905_GettyImages-466688316.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Clifton Shooting Ruled A Murder-Suicide](http://townsquare.media/site/507/files/2018/09/Crime-Scene-Tape-Background-Lower-Contrast.jpg?w=980&q=75)