Tag: kidnapping
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Man accused of kidnapping, sexual assault of at-risk adult in El Paso County
A man is in custody after authorities found a missing person with an intellectual disability inside his unincorporated El Paso County mobile home in September 2025. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, authorities arrived at the home of 69-year-old Eugene Romero the day of Sept. 24 and talked to the missing person, who…
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Man tied to several violent crimes across Colorado Springs pleads not guilty
A man linked to a kidnapping, aggravated robberies, arson and attempted murders in Colorado Springs left a jury to decide his fate after denying a plea deal in court Thursday. Joshua Spradling, 34, is tied to at least five felony-level crimes that occurred over the span of a year and a half across the city,…
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2-year-old kidnapped in Colorado Springs safely located, police say
Colorado Springs police have safely located 2-year-old Giovani Salazar-President who was allegedly kidnapped from the King Streets Apartments in the 2700 block of King Street on Tuesday, according to a post on social media by the department. Giovani was in the back seat of a 2021 black Kia Seltos with Colorado license plate DLH W03…
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Venezuelan gang member facing murder charge arrested in Colorado Springs
Federal officials confirmed that a member of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua was recently arrested in Colorado Springs after being tied to the kidnapping, interrogation and murder of another member over a year ago. Yorvis Carrascal-Campo, 26, was arrested Wednesday after running from local and federal authorities in a southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood. Authorities…
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Man accused of kidnapping after domestic dispute at Colorado Springs home
A man was arrested overnight after Colorado Springs police said he kidnapped his former girlfriend for a short period. Just after midnight Saturday, police were called to a home in the 5200 block of Meadowgreen Drive regarding a domestic dispute, according to an online police blotter entry. The caller told police that the dispute involved…
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Man allegedly holds 2 at gunpoint, all 3 end up arrested
A man is being charged with first-degree kidnapping and burglary after Colorado Springs police say he forced two people into a vehicle while holding them at gunpoint early Friday morning. Fernando Juarez, 44, was arrested after officers responded to a neighborhood in the 2200 block of East Dale Street for a burglary call shortly after…
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Trial date set for co-defendants in sexual assault, kidnapping case of 2 runaways
A judge on Wednesday set a 2026 trial date for two suspects in a case of sexual assault, kidnapping and drugs involving two Colorado Springs runaways. Investigators arrested roommates Jerome Scott, 62, and Gerald Brooks, 68, in early July after detectives found the teenage girls inside an apartment on the south edge of downtown Colorado…
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On the docket this week: Highland Lakes arson suspect, sexual assault, kidnapping pair back in court
The second week of October was full of delays in the 4th Judicial District, stalling a handful of cases, including the one for the January King Soopers homicide suspect and the teen accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old. More hearings are ahead for the third week of the month. Here is the rundown. Monday: Lacey…
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Woman kidnapped from rideshare driver’s car at red light in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman was allegedly taken from a rideshare driver’s car on Sunday while it was stopped at a red light in east Colorado Springs, according to a police blotter entry. City police received a call around 8:40 a.m. from a rideshare driver who said a…
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Second man arrested in alleged sexual assault, kidnapping of girls in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roommate of the man accused of kidnapping two runaway girls, feeding them drugs and alcohol and sexually assaulting them was arrested only days after his alleged accomplice, despite denying any involvement initially, court records show. Jerome Scott, 62, the first and only arrest announced…