2 of 3 fugitives arrested in connection to armed kidnapping, home invasion
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DENVER (KDVR) Police say they’ve arrested the second of three fugitives wanted in connection to a violent kidnapping that occurred in December at The Edge at Lowry apartment complex, which has since been closed by the city after it was called an “immediate threat to public safety.”

On March 13, U.S. Border Patrol agents and the Auburn Hills Police Department responded to a shoplifting call that “escalated into the takedown of a dangerous fugitive,” according to a Border Patrol post on Instagram. The federal agency said that the suspect was a Venezuelan national who was wanted for kidnapping and torture in Colorado, and “linked to the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.”

Border Patrol said he would face a charge of willfully refusing to depart the U.S.

The Aurora Police Department said that Breider Jhoan Ospino-Morillo, 24, was arrested after running from officers in Michigan. The agency said Ospino-Morillo was wanted out of Arapahoe District Court on four charges of second-degree kidnapping, four charges of aggravated robbery, two charges of menacing with a deadly weapon and two charges of extortion. The charges are all felonies.

The local agency said that one suspect’s arrest remains outstanding in this case.

In total, that means 11 of the 12 people facing charges in connection to the kidnapping are now in law enforcement custody. The arrests are in connection to a reported home invasion and kidnapping that happened on Dec. 17 at the troubled Aurora apartment complex. Police said that a Venezuelan couple, a man and woman, were tied up, pistol-whipped, beaten and stabbed by approximately a dozen armed people.

While the couple was tied up, other suspects went to the victims’ apartment and burglarized the unit, according to police. Hours later, police said the victims were able to convince their captors they would not call the police if released. The victims were freed and went to a friend’s home, where they called the police department.

The incident resulted in a large police response to the apartment complex. Officers locked the complex down and located 15 people inside one unit, and the Aurora Police Chief told FOX31 that it appeared most of the individuals in that unit were involved in the attack.

“I am utilizing any resource that I can to verify who these individuals are, who these suspects are, what their involvement is with this crime and what their identities are,” said Chamberlain during a press conference on Dec. 17. “I am presently using the Department of Homeland Security, I am using HSI and I am also using ICE to help identify who these suspects are and what actions they are involved in.”

During the press conference, Chamberlain said that based on his experience and expertise, “without question, this is a gang incident.” He said there was a high assumption that the suspects could be affiliated with Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. The apartment complex was also the site of a viral video showing armed men in the stairwell shortly after a homicide at the complex. Many of those seen in that video have since been identified and arrested.

In January, the Aurora Police Department announced charges for nine of the 19 people who were detained during the initial investigation, and obtained arrest warrants for another three suspects not in custody.

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