Multi-agency operation removes wanted fugitives from the community

ALAMOSA, Colo. (KRDO) -- Three wanted individuals have been arrested after a multi-agency operation involving the U.S. Marshals on Nov. 6 in Alamosa.
According to the city, the operation was focused on locating and arresting wanted suspects in the city and the county.
The following were arrested, according to law enforcement:
- 31-year-old Cole Martinez, who had two felony warrants. One for failure to comply with a controlled substance distribution charge, and another for failure to appear on a felony menacing charge.
- 21-year-old Teresa Barela, who had an active warrant for a drug felony.
- 28-year-old Jeriel Chavez, who had an active warrant for a drug felony.



The city says the Alamosa Police Department, the Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service Southern Colorado Violent Offender Task Force were all involved.
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