Man wanted for assault faces new charges after officials find stolen gun, body armor

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A man who had a warrant out for his arrest is now facing additional charges after law enforcement says they found him with illegal drugs and stolen items.

According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), detectives worked with the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force to arrest 35-year-old Rodrigo Ruiz earlier Wednesday.

PCSO says Ruiz was at a home in the 1600 block of Anthalie Street and was wanted for second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and felony menacing. Detectives say they contacted Ruiz and found him wearing stolen body armor. They later found a stolen Suzuki motorcycle, stolen handgun, and two grams each of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Ruiz was arrested on his initial warrants and now faces new charges of possession of a weapon by a previous offender, aggravated motor vehicle theft, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon.

A second person with Ruiz, 28-year-old Rita Valdez was arrested on unrelated warrants. Both Ruiz and Valdez were booked into the Pueblo County Jail.

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