Overview
- U.S. Marshals say the 62-year-old was taken into custody around 10:20 a.m. Sunday near Lake Como Road on Blanca Peak after four years on the run.
- Authorities report officers used less-lethal tactics when he refused commands, with no serious injuries.
- Investigators re-identified Sandoval in late August after alleged break-ins in Alamosa County and surveillance confirmed he was armed with a rifle.
- He faces multiple counts including sexual assault on a child, pattern of abuse, false imprisonment and child abuse tied to a March 15, 2021 incident.
- An arraignment was scheduled for early Monday afternoon, according to the Colorado Courts website, and he remains jailed in Alamosa County pending further proceedings.