$1 million warrant issued for Welty's arrest in Colorado

Kathy Eberling, assistant district attorney for 11th Judicial District in Colorado, said in an e-mail this morning that a judge issued a $1 million warrant this morning for Ward Ryan Welty's arrest.

Welty, the former manager of Tropical Lei strip club in Upland, was jailed Monday following sentencing in West Valley Superior Court. That's why he failed to appear as scheduled this morning in Colorado.

Ed. note: This picture is Welty's mugshot in Colorado following his June 2008 arrest on suspicion of soliciting a child for sex.

Here's the e-mail from Eberling, the Colorado prosecutor:

"Today Mr. Welty failed to appear in Canon City for trial. The jury was sent home. The Court forfeited Mr. Welty's $50,000 cash bond and issued a warrant in the amount of $1,000,000 cash only. The Court also set trial for the week of June 22 (and a status conference for June 12.)

"Our office is preparing the request for a Governor's Warrant in order to transport Mr. Welty back to Colorado for trial on June 22."