(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has released a statement regarding an arrest made on Sept. 12 after a man allegedly tried to break into the sheriff’s office.
On Sept. 12, around 7:30 a.m., deputies received a report about possible damage and vandalism to the main entrance of the Office of the Sheriff at 27 East Vermijo Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs.
According to EPSO, security video showed that around 4:30 that morning, a man tried to force his way into the building. After his attempts were unsuccessful, he allegedly vandalized the building’s security hardware.
Later, around 8:15 a.m. the same day, EPSO employees were fixing the damage when they saw the man walking across the street toward Centennial Hall, located at 200 South Cascade Avenue.
According to EPSO, deputies recognized the man wearing the same clothes as in the video footage and arrested him, later identifying him as 62-year-old Mitchell Highsmith.
Highsmith has since been booked into the El Paso County Jail for Criminal Attempt of Second-Degree Burglary and Felony Criminal Mischief. He is being held on a $2,000 bond.
