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Two charged in wake of Aug. 1 upriver party

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MEEKER I After a party upriver Aug. 1, a 15-year-old Meeker girl was taken to the hospital the following day with alcohol poisoning, and two Meeker men were later arrested in connection with the incident and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class 4 felony.
The two men — John Wix Sr., 51, and Drew Riegel, 21 — were booked Friday. Wix bonded out the same day, while Riegel remains in…

2 Comments

  1. Eileen Kay
    August 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    I’ve known John Wix for 25 years, and feel he is one of the last who would be asking for “special treatment”. I’d bet, however, that he is looking for justice.

    Nice job of grandstanding Barasch. Now please tell me what your unnecessary statements have to do with the facts of the case.

    Michael Kay
    Wheatland WY

  2. Stefanie Smith
    November 11, 2009 at 1:18 am

    I apologize for just commenting on this article, but It really struck a nerve.
    I doubt many remember me, if any, in Meeker. My son graduated from Meeker High School in 1997.
    My former husband is a Meeker native, and all I can say is that underage drinking has always been
    a problem there. Of course, it is in most small towns. But, I watched my son nearly die from alcohol
    poisoning at the age of 15.
    He then went to college in Greeley and at the beginning of his sophomore year, he had attended an all night party, and in “trying” to help a friend in a fight, was stabbed. It’s only by the grace of God that he lived, and some quick thinking by a bystander, who wasn’t drunk.
    I am very glad to say that at the age of 30, my son is a very respected and successful man and father. And, he is sober.
    My reasoning for telling you this? Consider this story about the 15 year old girl, and the one about my son a warning.
    Meeker is boring to it’s youth. You need to fix it, before someone does die over just wanting to fit in; or worse yet, just to have something to do.
    Thank You,
    Stefanie Reel Smith
    Grand Junction, Co

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