Man Arrested at Colonade Motel

On July 11, 2021, just after 1:00 a.m., Mesa Police Officers responded to the Colonade Motel, located at 5440 E. Main Mesa, AZ for a person threatening with a knife. When officers arrived, they found and detained 29-year-old Corey Tyner.

While looking for additional victims inside the motel room, officers observed several boxes of ammunition, a firearm with a drum magazine (found to be illegally converted into a fully automatic weapon), and drug paraphernalia within reach of Corey’s three children.

One juvenile witness told officers that Corey entered their motel room and hid a firearm and a bag of “blue pills” under the kitchen sink. These items were removed by officers and Corey admitted to putting them there, saying that this motel room was his friend’s and that he entered after not receiving an answer when he knocked.

Corey told officers that he recently got released from prison in Oklahoma, that he is a convicted felon, and a prohibited possessor. He chose to hide the firearm in his friend’s motel room after learning the police had been called. He also admitted to the blue pills (Fentanyl) as belonging to him.

Corey was booked into jail for the following charges and is being held on a $5000 bond.

1^st Degree Burglary, ARS 13-1508A, a class 2 felony

Narcotic Drug Sales, ARS 13-3408A2, a class 2 felony

Tampering with Evidence, ARS 13-2809A1, a class 6 felony

Endangerment-DV, ARS 13-1201A, a class 6 felony

Possession of Weapon by Prohibited Possessor (2 Counts), ARS 13-3102A4, a class 4 felony

Misconduct Involving Weapons, ARS 13-3102A3, a class 4 felony

Narcotic Drug Possession, ARS 13-3408A1, a class 4 felony

Possession of Defaced Weapon, ARS 13-3102A7, a class 6 felony

Corey Tyner Mug Shot

Firearm found in baby carrier in Corey's motel room.