Deputies Search For Wanted Man
Pueblo County sheriff’s officials said a man is on the run after stealing a pickup truck from a Fort Carson Soldier in Fountain.
Investigators are searching for Nikolas Byard, 22. They said Byard may be armed.
The stolen truck was spotted Friday morning in Pueblo County.
Officials said deputies got into a two-mile chase with Byard Friday that ended near Pueblo Boulevard and Lucille Street when Byard tried to ram the truck into two deputies cars.
Byard and another person fled the truck in the 1000 block of Lake Avenue. The truck has been recovered.
The soldier reported that he had body armor in the truck, but it’s not yet known whether Byard took the body armor.
Officials said when captured, Byard could face two charges of attempted assault of a peace officer.
