Fugitive Wanted on Attempted Murder Arrested Hiding Under Air Mattress
A coordinated task force operation used vehicle surveillance, a Real Time Crime Center drone, K‑9 units plus a court-authorized search to locate the suspect for county prosecutors to pursue.
Overview
- Colorado Springs police arrested 33-year-old Brandon Pierce after K‑9 Milo found him hiding under an air mattress inside a home.
- Pierce faces active warrants that list attempted murder, second- and third-degree assault, kidnapping, victim and witness intimidation, and violation of a protection order.
- Detectives first tracked Pierce at a local Home Depot as he returned a rented van and then followed an associate’s car that performed evasive maneuvers before stopping at a residence on Cougar Place.
- Officers used a drone to clear the basement, sought and obtained a search warrant after an initial consented search, issued multiple K‑9 warnings, and then deployed K‑9 Milo to locate the suspect.
- Pierce received on-scene medical care after K‑9 contact, was taken to a hospital for further treatment, and then booked into the El Paso County Jail as the case moves into standard prosecutorial processing.