Glenwood Springs Fugitive Captured by U.S. Marshals in Virginia
Denver, CO – The U.S. Marshals Service’s Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) in Grand Junction assisted the Glenwood Springs Police Department with the capture of a wanted fugitive in Powhatan, Virginia.
Connor Dodgen, 31, was arrested Wednesday after COVOTF Task Force Officers (TFOs) from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation found a potential address for him in Virginia. Dodgen is facing multiple felony charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child in Garfield County, Colorado.
On August 27, an arrest warrant for Dodgen was issued by the Glenwood Springs Police Department and the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. After determining Dodgen had likely fled the area, assistance was requested from the U.S. Marshals COVOTF in Grand Junction on November 13. TFOs from CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) assigned to the task force developed information about a possible new address for Dodgen near Richmond, Virginia. This information was immediately sent to U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond. Upon receipt of the information developed in Colorado, Deputy U.S. Marshals in Richmond and Powhatan County Sheriff's Deputies were able to locate and arrest Dodgen near the 4200 Block of Anderson Highway in Powhatan, Virginia.
“I’d like to thank all involved personnel from the Eastern District of Virginia for the quick and safe arrest of this fugitive,” said District of Colorado U.S. Marshal Kirk Taylor. “I would also like to thank and recognize the amazing work of our COVOTF Task Force Officers in Grand Junction from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation who discovered this fugitive’s location far from Colorado.”
The arrest of this fugitive represents a culmination of extensive cooperative efforts between the U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, and Glenwood Springs Police Department.
The charges pending against Dodgen are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Please direct any follow up regarding pending criminal charges to the Glenwood Springs Police Department.
The Colorado Violent Offender Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional fugitive task force that targets the most violent offenders to include those wanted for murder, assault, sex offenses, and other serious offenses throughout the state and country.
Nationally, the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, eight regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries. Follow us on Twitter @USMSDenver.
Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov
