Deputies Waste No Time Catching Wanted Cheyenne Sex Offender
Another fugitive on the Laramie County Sheriff's Office's "Most Wanted" list has been captured, just 10 hours after he was added to the list.
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According to a booking sheet, 63-year-old Cheyenne resident Jack Bruce Ornelas was taken into custody at his home at 719 Broken Wheel Ct. at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, after deputies knocked on his door with an arrest warrant.
Ornelas, a registered sex offender, was being sought on a felony warrant out of Laramie County District Court for violating his probation in a child sex abuse case.
Judge Steven Sharpe signed the warrant on March 21, 2024.
According to the Wyoming Sex Offender Registry, Ornelas was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor under 13 years of age on Nov. 7, 2016.
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Gilbert Martinez, who has been on the list since its re-release on Sept. 29, 2023.
Charles Swank, who was added back onto the list on Dec. 11, 2023.
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Antonio Oros-Garfia, who was added to the list on Jan. 19, 2024.
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Leo Montoya, who was added to the list on Feb. 12, 2024.
Olivia Garrido, who was added to the list on Feb. 22, 2024.
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Britney Breazeale, Akmir Brown, Shannon Brown, and Charles Miears, who were added to the list on April 18, 2024.
If you know where these fugitives are, please call the Laramie County Combined Communications Center at 307-637-6525.
Tips that aren't time-sensitive can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers Silent Witness at 307-638-TIPS or visiting silentwitnesslaramiecounty.com.
Informants will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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