COLORADO HOMICIDE SUSPECT ARRESTED
Kenneth R. Bastidos
Flagstaff Police Department (05-24-2016). On 05/24/16, Flagstaff Police officers and the Metro Narcotics Unit worked in partnership with the FBI Northern Arizona Safe Streets Task Force in attempting to locate Kenneth Ray Bastidos who has an active arrest warrant for first degree murder out of Adams County, CO. Bastidos was involved in a vehicle pursuit with the Flagstaff Police Department and Department of Public Safety approximately 1 week prior.
Through an ongoing investigation, information was learned Bastidos was back in the Flagstaff area this morning. After learning this information, Metro Narcotic agents were in the area of the 2600 block of E. Huntington when they spotted a subject who matched the description of Bastidos. While coordinating with the FBI Denver Division, officers and agents from the FBI Northern Arizona Safe Streets Task Force, Flagstaff Police Department, and the Metro Narcotics Unit took the suspect into custody without incident.
The suspect is being booked into the Coconino County jail for the homicide warrant and further investigation is being conducted.
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