Adrian D. Garcia

agarcia@coloradoan.com

The two unidentified suspects who seriously injured a Fort Collins artist near Avery Park this summer will not be arrested unless new information becomes available.

On Aug. 28, Fort Collins police announced that a pair of individuals were identified in the beating of Keith Jentzch, 42, near his home in the Campus West community.

Authorities have not made any arrests in the case and on Tuesday said "at the present time insufficient admissible evidence exists that would sustain filing criminal charges," according to a joint statement from the Larimer County District Attorney's Office and Fort Collins Police Services.

Jentzsch was assaulted in the early morning hours of Aug. 7 after he went searching for whoever was lighting fireworks in his neighborhood, located in the 1900 block of Oakwood Drive. He has remained in an area rehabilitation program since being transported to the hospital this summer.

His longtime girlfriend said she found him badly beaten near his doorstep. He reportedly has no memory of the incident.

Fort Collins police have said little about the attack after announcing that suspects were identified. The case remains open, but "it is believed that all viable investigative leads have been exhausted," according to the statement sent Tuesday.

Police declined to provide more information Tuesday about the suspects or the events leading up to the attack.

"We're trying not to jeopardize any future prosecuting of the case," Fort Collins Police Deputy Chief Cory Christensen said. "There has been no action taken against (the suspects)."

Since August, the suspects, whom police have declined to identify, have not broken any laws, Christensen said. "The individuals involved in this incident or not a danger to the public."

"They're not a roving band of people beating people up randomly," he said. Violence against others is "not in their nature."

Police plan to eventually close the case and come to a resolution. It's unclear when that might happen.

Larimer DA statement: Avery Park Beating