Wanted Colorado murder suspect arrested in Kansas City, Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man wanted for murder out of Colorado has been arrested after being captured Friday afternoon in Kansas.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s Special Operations Unit and Violent Crimes Task Force, in cooperation with the FBI, and with the assistance of the Kansas Highway Patrol, arrested 20-year-old Yeanbraiker Yriarte-Valera.

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Yriarte-Valera is wanted for first-degree murder out of Denver, Colorado, according to police.

Yriarte-Valera was seen riding passenger in a car around Kansas City, Kansas, before troopers with the Kansas Highway Patrol used a grappler device to stop the vehicle and prevent a potential pursuit…

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