(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Local and federal partners teamed up to arrest a fugitive in Colorado Springs on Thursday, Aug. 14, who was allegedly wanted by the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) for parole violations.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), the coordinated operation involved the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force of Southern Colorado, the CSPD Tactical Enforcement (TEU) and K9 units, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
According to police, the fugitive, identified as Joshua Kirby, was wanted for Felony Escape – No Bond with full statewide extradition. USMS detectives said that Kirby was “…a known flight risk with a history of violent behavior, weapons possession, narcotics use, resisting arrest, and mental health concerns.”
On Thursday, just before 4 p.m., USMS personnel spotted Kirby, who was the passenger in a truck driven by another man, whose identity is being withheld pending further investigation, in the 1000 block of Kelly Johnson Boulevard, near Academy Boulevard and I-25. “Intelligence indicated this second male was associated with gang activity, white supremacist affiliations, and recent possession of numerous firearms,” detailed CSPD…