Colorado Springs assault suspect captured in Trinidad

(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — A man who assaulted and injured a family member on Thursday morning, March 20 was captured later the same day in Trinidad after fleeing in the victim’s car.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers originally responded shortly before 6 a.m. to a reported family disturbance in the 2600 block of East Dale Street, in the Knob Hill neighborhood north of Platte Avenue.

When officers arrived, they discovered a man who had been assaulted and injured by a family member. The suspect, identified as Dawson Flagerholm, reportedly left the scene in the victim’s car and an arrest warrant was issued.

Later on Thursday, around 3 p.m., Colorado State Troopers made contact with Flagerholm hours away near Trinidad, and he was taken into custody without incident. Flagerholm was booked into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and is charged with attempted first degree murder, first degree assault, robbery, and false imprisonment.

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