A suspect wanted in a child sex crime case in Jefferson County has been taken into custody.
Michael Simms, the suspect who ran from deputies and investigators yesterday has been located and taken into custody.
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
On Wednesday the sheriff’s office said it was looking for 32-year-old Michael Anthony Simms on suspicion of internet luring of a child and attempted sex assault on a child.
Deputies searched in southern Jefferson County in the area of West Chatfield Avenue and South Pierce Street after the suspect fled on foot, the sheriff’s office said.
On Thursday authorities said Simms has been located and taken into custody.
The JCSO was unable to locate the suspect near West Chatfield & South Pierce, but he's been identified as Michael Anthony Simms, 32. Investigators are seeking a warrant for charges of Internet Luring of a Child & Attempted Sex Assault on a Child. Seen him? Call 303-271-0211
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
