VAIL, Colo. (DDN) – A Florida homicide suspect was apprehended in Vail on Wednesday evening after being discovered on I-70, which was backed up by traffic.
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) of Colorado reported 32-year-old Aldo Armijos-Castillo was wanted by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on a felony murder warrant in connection with a house invasion in Bradenton, Florida, on December 26, 2024, that killed one person.
The Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force of the United States Marshals Service in Tampa heard that Armijos-Castillo had fled Florida and was on his way to California.
Colorado’s USMS stated they were notified of Armijos-Castillo’s case and discovered he was on a bus heading westbound on I-70 on Wednesday.
Armijos-Castillo’s bus on I-70 was reportedly delayed at Vail owing to a semi-truck collision that closed the freeway for many hours.
According to Colorado’s USMS, the Vail Police Department was notified, and they were able to locate Armijos-Castillo and arrest him in Vail.
“The success of this arrest represents a culmination of extensive cooperative investigative efforts between the U.S. Marshals Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Vail Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office,” the Marshals Service said in a statement.
Reference: Florida homicide suspect caught in Vail while stuck in traffic from I-70 crash
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