The search for a suspect wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with a reported Feb. 2 sexual assault in the 400 block of West Seventh, has been canceled by the Hays Police Department.
In a news release Tuesday night, Assistant Chief Brian Dawson said 23- year-old Tre Miekale Carrasco has been apprehended in Aurora, Colorado.
“Tre M. Carrasco was arrested last night in Aurora, Colorado, by the Aurora Police Department, and is being held on our arrest warrant. We will continue to work with the Aurora Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation on our ongoing rape investigation involving Carrasco,” the HPD said in a Wednesday news release. “The Hays Police Department would like to thank the following agencies in helping apprehend Tre M. Carrasco: The Kansas Bureau of Investigations, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Kansas Department of Corrections, the United States Marshalls Office, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office, the Colby Police Department, Platte County Wyoming Sheriff’s Office, the Denver Police Department, and the Aurora Colorado Police Department.
“Carrasco is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”
On Feb. 5, police reported Carrasco had been seen in the Denver area.
He has three previous convictions that include aggravated sexual battery and aggravated battery, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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