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Albuquerque, NM
– Fugitive Victor Sotelo, one of eight prisoners who escaped
from the Curry County Adult Detention Center Sunday night, is back in
custody. Sotelo was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Southwest
Investigative Fugitive Task Force late last night at an apartment in the
1200 block of Ortiz Street in Southeast Albuquerque.
Acting on a lead developed by investigators with
the Curry County Sheriffs Office, Marshals apprehended Sotelo just before
midnight without incident. Sotelo was awaiting trial on aggravated assault
charges prior to his escape.
Still at large in the escape are:
- Edward Salas, convicted of the
murder of a 10-year-old boy.
- Larry McClendon, charged with
murder.
- Michael England, charged with
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and tampering with
evidence.
- Louis Chavez, charged with
burglary, larceny, and receiving stolen property.
Escapee Victor Apodaca was apprehended
shortly after the jail break, and escapees Raynaldo Enriquez and Javier
Zapata were apprehended Monday night in Texas by U.S. Marshals.
District of New Mexico U.S. Marshal Gorden
Eden Jr. has pledged all available resources to assist Curry County Sheriff
Matt Murray’s investigation regarding the whereabouts of the remaining
fugitives. Eden stated the team effort between all agencies involved is the
key to success in these situations and said “Sotelo’s arrest is yet another
example of how law enforcement is working together to apprehend these
violent and very dangerous criminals.”
The U.S. Marshals Service arrests in excess
of 58,000 state and local fugitives annually, and arrests more federal
fugitives than all federal agencies combined.
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