Law enforcement in Aurora quietly closed in on a Florida fugitive Wednesday, arresting him near the intersection of Iliff Avenue and Peoria Street after a coordinated multi-agency operation. Authorities identified the man as La’Quenton Youngblood and said he was taken into custody without incident. Federal, state and local partners all took part in the effort, officials said. Local police did not immediately announce any Colorado charges connected to the arrest.
According to the Aurora Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service’s Denver office and its Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) led the operation. Task-force officers from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Department of Corrections assisted, with Aurora police credited for on-scene support. The department shared a retweet from the Marshals, noting that Youngblood was wanted in Florida and captured near Iliff and Peoria. The social media post did not include an arrest affidavit or booking photo.
Marshals task force handles hard-to-find fugitives
The Colorado Violent Offender Task Force is a U.S. Marshals-led, multi-jurisdictional unit that focuses on tracking down violent fugitives while working alongside deputized state and local officers. In a recent release, the U.S. Marshals Service highlighted hundreds of arrests by COVOTF in 2025, underscoring how the agency teams up with local partners to find suspects across state lines. That same model of coordination was credited in the Aurora announcement about Wednesday’s capture.
Wanted by Jacksonville authorities
Per the Aurora post, Youngblood is wanted by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida on a warrant for lewd and lascivious molestation. The Aurora Police Department names the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office public information handle as the requesting agency. Jacksonville authorities maintain online public resources on the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office website. A matching wanted-person notice was not immediately found on those public listings at the time of publication.
Aurora police did not publish booking details or a timeline for transfer. When fugitives are arrested on out-of-state warrants, custody and transport are typically worked out between the arresting agency and the jurisdiction that requested the arrest. Extradition paperwork or a governor’s warrant can be required before a suspect is moved, and those steps are handled by the agencies involved as the case proceeds. Officials have not yet released charging documents or court filings in Colorado related to the arrest…