Suspect arrested for murder in death of man found near Aguilar
Police and deputies worked to arrest a suspect for the murder of a 39-year-old man who was found dead May 9 on a county road west of Aguilar.
Domenic Damelio, 20, was arrested in Trinidad by the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office and Trinidad Police Department after a brief standoff on Burlington Street.
Damelio is being charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and first-degree kidnapping, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigations.
Police say Damelio is responsible for killing Burchard Mitchell, whose body was found about two miles west of Aguilar. Additional details about the homicide weren’t provided, and police said the case is still under investigation.
CBI asked for anyone with information about the homicide to call either LACSO at 719-846-2211 or TPD at 719-846-4441.
