(COLORADO SPRINGS) — According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), on Friday, Sept. 27, Colorado State Parole located a parolee wanted on two felony warrants, near Astrozon Boulevard and Jet Wing Drive. After a struggle in which the suspect wrestled with K9 Riggs and bit an officer, he was arrested with help from multiple law enforcement entities.
CSPD reported that on Friday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 p.m., Colorado State Parole’s Fugitive Task Force learned that parolee Christopher Wesson, allegedly wanted on two felony warrants, was in the 4200 block of Morley Drive. With the assistance of the Metro Motor Vehicle Theft Unit detectives, parole officers watched the home.
According to CSPD, due to his history with weapons and escape attempts, officers requested assistance from CSPD’s Tactical Enforcement Unit (TEU), an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) officer, and the K9 Unit.
CSPD said that around 6:15 p.m., parole officers approached the residence, and the UAS officer observed Wesson attempting to escape through a small bathroom window. He was unable to exit and returned inside. The people who lived in the home tried to call Wesson out of the house, but he refused. They then gave CSPD officers and the K9 unit permission to search the house.