Grand Junction Home Invasion Leaves Man Unconscious on Christmas Eve

While many residents of Grand Junction, Colorado, were eagerly awaiting Santa Claus’s arrival on the night of Christmas Eve of 2025, one man had a much less merry evening as two other men broke into his home with what appeared to be rifles and attacked him.

Grand Junction, Colorado, Man Attacked on Christmas Eve

The incident took place around 10:30 p.m. on December 24, 2025, at the Laurel House Apartments, located at 3197 North 12th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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The man, who has yet to be identified, was in his home, apparently alone, when two men, identified as 23-year-old Anthony Bowker and 18-year-old Nevin “Alex” Garcia, broke into his apartment carrying what appeared to be rifles. However, it was later determined that the weapons were actually BB guns.

After gaining entrance to the man’s room, one of the aggressors allegedly strangled the man until he lost consciousness. The motive behind the crime has not yet been determined, and it appears that the man who was attacked is expected to recover.
It has also been reported that the man who was attacked was acquainted with his attackers, though police have not revealed how the three men knew each other prior to the incident.

The Aftermath of the Grand Junction Attack on Christmas Eve

Following the incident, police were notified, and four days later, on December 28, 2025, Bowker and Garcia were arrested without incident.

Each of the men has been charged with four crimes, all felonies, that include aggravated robbery, menacing, assault with intent to cause bodily injury in the second degree, and criminal trespassing. 23-year-old Bowker is also being charged with the misdemeanor of illegally carrying a concealed weapon.

Both men are being held in custody and are scheduled to appear in court on January 7, 2026.

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