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Arizona Border Patrol Agents Arrest Escaped Colorado Prisoners

Release Date
Thu, 05/28/2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two fugitives who escaped from a prison in Florence, Colorado, Wednesday.

Tucson Sector agents patrolling west of Sells, Arizona, initiated an immigration related traffic stop on a 2010 Nissan Titan around 5 p.m. Wednesday.  During the stop, they encountered a 30-year-old female driver and two adult male passengers.

The two men initially claimed to be illegal aliens wishing to be immediately returned to Mexico. Ultimately, they admitted to agents they were U.S. citizens and had escaped from a prison in Florence, Colorado, May 27th.

Both 35-year-old Jose Rodriguez and 42-year-old Raul Guzman are serving multiyear sentences for various drug charges.

Agents arrested two prison escapees from Colorado
Agents arrested two prison escapees
from Colorado

Agents arrested Rodriguez and Guzman, as well as the driver, and turned them over to the U.S. Marshals Service.

For more details regarding this news release, contact the Tucson Sector Public Affairs Office at tca-pao@cbp.dhs.gov or by phone at 520-748-3210. Tucson Sector is also LiveU capable. Contact us to schedule an interview.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021