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Las Animas County Sheriff
Domenic DamelioA 20-year-old Trinidad man has been arrested as a suspect in homicide near Aguilar.
Domenic Damelio was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, according to a news release.
Las Animas County sheriff’s deputies and Trinidad police made the arrest in connection with the death of 39-year-old Burchard Mitchell of Trinidad.
Mitchell’s body was found May 9 just off a county road about 2 miles west of Aguilar.
Damelio was arrested Wednesday at a Trinidad home after a brief standoff with deputies and police. He was taken to the Las Animas County jail and is being held without bail.
