Las Animas murder suspect caught by US Marshals in Illinois

UPDATE: The Las Animas man wanted for the murder of a 62-year-old woman was caught by US Marshals Tuesday afternoon in Peoria, Illinois after fleeing from Colorado, according to the 16th District Attorney’s Office.

Robert Russell Inlow is expected to be extradited back to Colorado to be officially charged in the homicide case.

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Police are on the lookout for a man suspected of killing a 62-year-old woman whose body was found Monday in a Las Animas house.

Officials say 44-year-old Robert Russell Inlow of Las Animas faces a first-degree murder charge but has fled the area.

The deceased woman was found inside her house Monday afternoon and investigators identified Inlow as a suspect in the homicide.

Inlow is believed to be driving a tan 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis with the license plate RBT102.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigations is investigating, along with Las Animas police and the Bent County Sheriff’s Office.

If you have information on Inlow’s location, call the Bent County Sheriff’s Office at 719-456-1363