Pueblo Deputies apprehend 2 escaped inmates from Florence Correctional Complex

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputies located and apprehended two federal prison escapees Monday after they were reported missing late Sunday.

The deputies located the inmates on railroad property just west of Pueblo West, said the Sheriff’s Department. They were notified at about 11:25 p.m. that two men matching the inmates’ descriptions were seen by a Union Pacific Railroad employee walking eastbound on the railroad tracks near the area of Carslile Road and Hobson Road in western Pueblo County.

Deputies responded to the area assisted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officers. They drove along the railroad tracks and spotted Gomez and Montano sitting next to the tracks. Deputies took them into custody without incident at approximately 12:10 p.m.

Union Pacific officials assisted in transporting the prisoners from railroad property to Swallows Road where they were assessed by medical personnel before being transported to Pueblo County Jail, said the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office press release. Both men have been released to Federal Bureau of Prison officials.

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported Monday that two minimum security prison camp inmates walked away from the Florence prison late Sunday, according to the Canon City Police Department.

Jonathan Manuel Gomez, 22, and Guillermo Montano, 39, were reported as escapees at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, said public information officer Marlan Bacon to our partners at the Pueblo Chieftain.

Gomez is described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and weighs about 187 pounds. He was serving a two-year sentence out of the Western District of Texas for importation of marijuana

Montano is described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs about 198 bounds. He was serving a 7.5-year sentence out of the District of Arizona for importation of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana while on pretrial release.

The prison camp is located 2 miles south of Florence. It is the minimum security facility that is part of the larger Federal Correctional Complex, which includes the high security facility “Supermax”.

“The United States Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies were notified and an internal investigation was initiated,” said Bacon. “It is unknown if they split up or not.”

Anyone with information about Gomez or Montano can contact the United States Marshals Service at 303-335-3400.