Trinidad woman arrested in connection with killing near Aguilar

A woman from Trinidad is facing multiple felony charges and is the second person arrested in connection with a homicide that happened in May near Aguilar.

According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, 47-year-old Angela Waln was arrested last week in Trinidad after 39-year-old Burchard Mitchell was found dead on May 9 near a county road two miles west of Aguilar. We still don’t know what led to Mitchell’s death or how he was killed.

Waln was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree kidnapping, and other drug charges not related to Mitchell’s murder, according to the CBI.

Back in May, we reported when one suspect, 20-year-old Domenic Damelio of Trinidad, was arrested for first-degree and second-degree murder. Police said Damelio was the one responsible for killing Mitchell.

Waln and Damelio are being held at the Las Animas County Detention Facility.

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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.