Man accused of taking stolen bus on I-70 joyride charged with attempted murder
A man accused of taking a stolen shuttle bus on a joyride down Interstate in Colorado last month and trying to hit first responders was arrested Friday and charged with attempted murder according to court records Jared Romelo Brooks faces eight felony charges including attempted first-degree murder second-degree motor bicycle theft third-degree motor carriage theft and vehicular eluding according to court records Brooks was also charged with reckless endangerment a misdemeanor reckless driving a traffic charge and theft court records show The charges stem from an Oct situation where Brooks is accused of stealing a shuttle bus in Georgetown and fleeing from police on I- according to a news release from the U S Marshals Utility Highway cameras captured Brooks swerving toward first responders including two Idaho Springs police officers assisting with an unrelated crash on the side of the road according to the news release Investigators believe Brooks swerved intentionally in an attempt to strike the group with the bus Body-worn camera video disclosed in October by the Idaho Springs Police Department displayed the bus speeding past stopped traffic on the shoulder veering through the crash scene hitting the police car and narrowly missing the police officers and EMTs before fleeing The bus was later located abandoned in Denver police commented Police used video from inside the stolen bus to identify Brooks as a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest on Thursday according to the U S Marshals Detectives from the Clear Creek County Sheriff s Office and U S Marshals with the Colorado Violent Offender Task Force along with local law enforcement agencies arrested Brooks early Friday morning in Denver The task force included officers with the Colorado Bureau of Examination Boulder County Sheriff s Office Colorado Department of Corrections Englewood Police Department Lakewood Police Department and Golden Police Department federal agents announced The band watched two addresses where Brooks was considered to be staying until the man was spotted walking out of a residence in the block of Osage Street shortly after noon Friday according to the news release That s when Brooks was taken into custody and the second address in the block of Kalamath Street was searched Related Articles Cyberattack on CodeRED forces Douglas County Sheriff s Office to seek new alert arrangement Mountain lion illegally poached dumped in Colorado canyon Colorado man gets months jailtime for money laundering scheme Northern Colorado home day care owner charged with child abuse Pedestrian struck killed in Westminster crash Police revealed Brooks had advancing felony warrants out of Denver for failure to appear on a larceny charge and out of Jefferson County for motor motorcycle theft Brooks is being held on a bail His next court date was not yet available on Monday Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day
