The FBI Denver office arrested Lawrence Romero, 49, on Aug. 22 in Pueblo after he had a felony menacing warrant in the county, a spokesperson with the office told The Gazette Tuesday.

The agency office announced the arrest earlier on Tuesday on social media and stated that “this one is behind bars and the community is safer.” Romero has a criminal history of battery and child abuse in New Mexico, and theft and fraud in Colorado, according to the spokesperson. 

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The arrest was conducted by the FBI Denver Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, which has officers from local law enforcement agencies. Both the Colorado Department of Corrections and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office had members on the task force, according to the spokesperson. 

The post also thanked the Pueblo Police Department for its involvement.