Springs police on lookout for fugitive ex-Army ranger
Colorado Springs police are searching for John Calvin Buckley IV, an escaped convict from Lexington, Ky.
Barbara Miller, police spokeswoman, said Buckley, 29, is believed to be headed to Colorado Springs because he has family living in the area.
“We can’t definitively say he is headed to Colorado Springs, but knowing he has family here and that he is an escaped convicted felon, we have to take proactive measures,” Miller said in an e-mail.
According to police, Buckley was convicted of several charges in a rape case but escaped July 12 before being sentenced in Lexington by cutting off his ankle monitor and stealing a car.
He’s highly trained in weapons and combat tactics, according to various reports.
Buckley was found guilty of two counts of first-degree sodomy, one count of first-degree rape, one count of fourth-degree assault and one count of unlawful imprisonment, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Two Colorado Springs officers are currently searching for Buckley, and Miller said the department has issued an advisement to its officers asking them to be on the lookout for him.
John Calvin Buckley IV is a former Army ranger. He served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to reports. Buckley is 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. Photo by