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Seven arrested following Rocky Ford kidnapping investigation

Seven people were arrested Thursday as suspects in the alleged kidnapping, torture and attempted murder of a woman near Rocky Ford in southeastern Colorado in 2017 following an extensive investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. 

Each of the suspects were charged with first-degree kidnapping and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, according to a release from the state investigators bureau.

The suspects have been identified as:

  • Cosme Flores, 43 of La Junta.
  • Jamie Harmon, 33, of Rocky Ford.
  • Jeremy Casias, 28, of Rocky Ford.
  • Kendra Thompson, 33, of Rocky Ford.
  • Leonard Trujillo, 39, of Rocky Ford.
  • Leroy Osborne, 32, of Pueblo. 

Flores and Harmon are currently being held at the Otero County Jail, while Osborne is in the Pueblo County Jail.

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The other four alleged kidnappers were already in custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections on unrelated charges, according to the release. 

Details about the incident are not currently available to the public “due to the nature of the allegations and because the court records are sealed,” the release read. 

The investigation began when the Rocky Ford Police Department became aware of the allegations in 2017.

Two years later, the state bureau of investigations was requested to take over the investigation in partnership with Otero County Sheriff’s Office, Rocky Ford Police Department and the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

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