@USMSDenver is the official account for the U.S. Marshals in the District of Colorado. We have offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, & Durango. We are also the lead agency for the Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF). Follow us for agency news & updates!
COVOTF Deputy US Marshals & TFOs from @Colorado_DOC, @LakewoodPDCO, & @PoliceEnglewood teamed w/ @ArapahoeSO to arrest fugitive Brandon SANDS near Colfax & Grant St in Denver.
SANDS is wanted by CDOC for felony escape & has significant violent criminal history. #FugitiveFriday
ALT Brandon SANDS in custody of the U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force.
Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) Deputy US Marshals & TFOs from @PoliceEnglewood, @Colorado_DOC, & @BldrCOSheriff arrested fugitive Michael SMITH today near 14th & Milwaukee in Denver.
SMITH is wanted by @AuroraPD for att homicide from a May 2024 shooting in Aurora.
JACKSON attempted to flee from our task force members, but was unsuccessful & apprehended before he could get on a sport bike. A follow-on search warrant uncovered multiple firearms, one of which was stolen. Additional felony charges are pending.
This week, COVOTF Deputy U.S. Marshals & TFOs from @BldrCOSheriff, @CBI_Colorado, & @Colorado_DOC arrested fugitive Dariss YEARBY, who is wanted by @LongmontPS Police for attempted homicide. YEARBY was arrested at a gas station near Northfield & Willow in Denver. #FugitiveFriday
A Child Sex Assault fugitive fled 1,200 miles & spent 8 months on the run, but was arrested yesterday by the U.S. Marshals in McAllen, TX.
Roy VILLARREAL, wanted by @BroomfieldPD for felony sexual assault of a child under age 15, was caught yesterday in Texas. #FugitiveFriday
Tuesday night, COVOTF TFOs from the Alamosa County Sheriff's Office & Alamosa P.D. arrested fugitive Charles SHAMBLIN near W 10th & Hwy 285 in Alamosa.
SHAMBLIN is wanted for 1st Deg Murder by the Sequoyah County Sheriff in Oklahoma.
Full press release: ow.ly/uKc750YTB2a
One of La Plata County's most wanted fugitives, Jessie ROWE, is in custody after a joint tactical operation between the U.S. Marshals COVOTF, Special Operations Group (SOG), & the Southwest Regional Colorado SWAT Team on Wednesday.
Full press release: usmarshals.gov/news/press-re…
COVOTF DUSMs & TFOs from @dcsheriff, @Colorado_DOC, & @BldrCOSheriff located fugitive Ramiro DOMINGUEZ in Aurora. He is wanted out of Texas for Fail to Register as a Sex Offender from a conviction of 1st Deg Rape of a Child. Thanks to @AuroraPD D1 PAR for helping w/ the arrest!
The Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) Denver Metro team has completed a 10-day fugitive operation targeting violent offenders wanted in Jefferson County.
Operation Gateway Sweep netted 24 fugitive arrests, clearing 39 felony warrants & 15 misdemeanors.
ALT U.S. Marshals' Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) Operation Gateway Sweep
Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, & Golden PDs selected their highest priority or hardest to find fugitives for this operation. 3 arrests were also made in JeffCo for fugitives wanted from other states.
Read the full press release below:
Fugitive Lee AUSTIN JR, wanted by @WheatRidgePD for Robbery & 1st Deg Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon, was arrested yesterday by COVOTF partners from Wheat Ridge PD & TFOs from @LakewoodPDCO SET.
AUSTIN JR was arrested near E Smoky Hill & S Versailles in Aurora. #FugitiveFriday
Fugitive Katherine MARTINEZ was arrested Tuesday by COVOTF Deputy U.S. Marshals & Task Force Officers (TFOs) from @LakewoodPDCO, @dcsheriff, & @CBI_Colorado.
MARTINEZ was wanted by Lakewood PD on a felony warrant for Robbery and located near W Florida & S Irving in Denver.