Adre Baroz arrested in New Mexico

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Forensic Anthropologist confirms three human remains in Conejos County

CONEJOS COUNTY – Nov. 19, 2020, Adre Baroz a Sanford, Colorado, man wanted in connection with the human remains located in Conejos County was arrested at a motel in Gallup, New Mexico, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.


Members of the Colorado Springs Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), who were assisting the Alamosa Police Department in the search for the fugitive, located Adre Baroz (DOB: 10/28/1994) AKA Psycho in Gallup, New Mexico on Thursday afternoon.


Baroz was taken into custody without incident and will be transported to the McKinley County Detention Center in Gallup, New Mexico. Baroz is facing charges in Colorado of First Degree Homicide, First Degree Assault and Second Degree Kidnapping. 


The warrant remains sealed; therefore, no additional information is available.


Baroz faces no-bond charges in Colorado of First-Degree Homicide, First Degree Assault and Second Degree Kidnapping.  He has signed papers agreeing to be extradited to Colorado.


Deputy Jail Warden Steve Siversmith said Baroz has been a quiet inmate and will be headed back to the San Luis Valley in local custody at press time.


Alamosa Police Chief Ken Anderson said the public’s help was needed locating him, since he was considered armed and extremely dangerous.


On Nov. 10 the Conejos County Sheriff’s office requested assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to assist them in executing a search warrant for a property near Las Sauces in Conejos County. The search warrant was for an unrelated matter having to do with stolen equipment and stolen vehicles. During this search they discovered human remains on the property.


On Nov. 13, a local law enforcement task force was formed and a second search warrant was issued for a second property in close proximity to the first property they had previously searched. Additional human remains were also found on the second property. The property owners are not currently living at these properties.


A  virtual press briefing concerning the investigation was held Wednesday, Nov. 18, with representatives from agencies assisting with this investigation. They include Conejos County Sheriff’s Office, Saguache County Sheriff’s Office, Alamosa Police Department, Monte Vista Police Department, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.


Monte Vista Police Chief George Dingfelder was one of the first to share during the news conference.


“Over the course of the last several months several of our agencies within the San Luis Valley have been investigating missing persons reports,” said Chief Dingfelder making it clear that at this time they are not associating the human remains found with any of their missing persons investigations as it would be “irresponsible and complete speculation.”


Dingfelder shared that the remains are being analyzed by a forensic anthropologist. “We have consulted with a forensic anthropologist who has confirmed that the remains are human. Please be patient with us. There is a lot to be done on identifying these remains,” said Dingfelder. Sharing that due to the condition that they were in, it could take several weeks or months to identify the victims. At this point however the forensic anthropologist has been able to confirm that they have the remains of three victims. The cause of death is unknown at this time.