Illegal immigrant who evaded arrest in Coeur d’Alene is located in Denver

The U.S. Marshals Service task force Thursday arrested a man in Denver who previously fled Coeur d'Alene.

Guillermo Alejandro-Morales, 37, was taken into custody on charges of eluding and assault on a federal officer, a press release said.

 “As a result of extensive investigative work by many law enforcement agencies from various jurisdictions, a dangerous illegal immigrant fugitive wanted for assault on a federal officer and eluding police in North Idaho was safely apprehended in Colorado," said U.S. Marshal for the District of Idaho Brent Bunn.

The release said that March 28 the First Judicial District Court for Kootenai County issued an arrest warrant for Alejandro-Morales from an incident in which he allegedly resisted arrest by the U.S. Border Patrol and Idaho State Police and then eluded them in a pursuit that ended in Washington. 

On April 15, the U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene also issued an arrest warrant for Alejandro-Morales, charging him with assault on a federal officer. 

"After Alejandro-Morales thwarted arrest, the Idaho State Police, Idaho Department of Correction, U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations and the USMS task forces in Coeur d’Alene and Spokane worked collectively to attempt to locate him in the Post Falls and Spokane areas," the release said. "Investigators learned he fled the region soon after his encounter with Idaho law enforcement."

The USMS Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force later developed information that Alejandro-Morales fled to Denver, where he was arrested.

The USMS Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force is a statewide cooperative to locate and arrest violent offenders wanted for state and federal crimes. 

Member agencies in Idaho include the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Idaho Department of Correction and Idaho State Police.