Police in Denver arrested 23-year-old Patricia Vail as an accessory to the shooting of Grammy Award winning singer Marc Cohn. Police believe she aided the main suspect in the case, Joseph Yacteen who was arrested yesterday although they would not discuss her specific role in the shooting.
Yacteen, 26, is being held one $1 million bond for attempted first degree murder, aggravated robbery and other charges involving the carjacking of three vehicles and the shooting of Cohn. The incident took place late Sunday night near 14th Street and Stout Street just after Cohn had finished a performance.
Yacteen was taken into custody after a standoff with police. Officers had to use tear gas and a rubber projectile to get Yacteen to surrender.
Cohn was miraculously released from the hospital Monday night and survived being shot in the temple.
He released a statement on his Web site saying, 'I feel lucky to be alive and happy to be heading home to my family,' he wrote. 'My band and I look forward to putting this behind us and going back to work.'
ABC News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas, Cohn’s wife, released a statement adding, 'Marc and I would like to thank everyone for their expressions of concern and good wishes,' she wrote. 'We expect Marc to make a full recovery.'
Suzanne Vega, who was touring with Cohn, visited him in the hospital shortly after the incident. A statement on Vega's Web site said, 'His face will need some healing time, but he was in good spirits, especially for what he had just been through,' Vega wrote. 'I am so relieved that everyone is alive - it's one of those instances where a quarter of an inch could have made a huge difference in the outcome of everything. We still can't believe this happened.'
Yacteen has a long history of problems with the law. He is expected to appear in court on Wednesday for a bond hearing.
