Escaped inmate from Jefferson County caught

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)-- An escaped inmate from the Jefferson County Detention Facility has been caught. That's according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). 

On Monday, October 9, at around 2:20 p.m., the JCSO Fugitive Unit, with assistance from other Colorado law enforcement agencies was able to apprehend 42-year-old Jeremy Buchanan from a 5th-wheel trailer in Commerce City. 

That was located on the side of the road on East 53rd Place, just west of Quebec.

JCSO officials stated Buchanan was bit by a JCSO K9 while resisting his arrest back on June 2. They added the presence of the Adams County Sheriff K9 on the day of Buchanan's arrest was a factor in why the escapee agreed to peacefully surrender. 

Buchanan escaped from the Jefferson County Detention Facility on Saturday, Sept. 30. 

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He was working in the kitchen when he exited the kitchen, entered a supply room, left the building through a delivery door, and escaped over a fence where deliveries are received.

The JCSO stated Buchanan will be returned to the Jeffco Jail, facing new charges of Felony Escape, Misdemeanor Escape, and a DOC Felony warrant for parole violation.

He was originally booked into jail for charges of First Degree Motor Vehicle Theft; Three counts of Violation of Protection Order; Violation of Parole; Possession of a Controlled Substance; and Failure to Appear for each of the following: Possession of a Controlled Substance, Dangerous Drugs, and a Traffic Offense; Resisting Arrest; Obstructing a Peace Officer.