A man wanted on suspicion of murder in Mexico was apprehended in Colorado Springs while hauling an air conditioner, which he threw at officers in an attempt to escape, authorities said.
Miguel Lopez-Fuentes, who also was wanted on an armed-robbery warrant out of Castle Rock, was taken into custody about 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office media release.
A law enforcement task force found Lopez-Fuentes in the 1900 block of South Chelton Road, carrying a window air conditioner, “which he subsequently threw at deputies and took off running,” the office said.
Deputies chased Lopez-Fuentes and, after a struggle, arrested him.
Lopez-Fuentes also is suspected of being in the United States illegally, the sheriff’s office said.
