(PUEBLO, Colo.) — The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said skeletal remains found in a field near Avondale have been identified, and a suspect has been arrested three years and one day after the investigation began.

According to PCSO, on Friday, Sept. 26, PCSO detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force, with help from the U.S. Marshals, arrested 43-year-old Leon Pantoya on a warrant for first-degree murder in connection with the death of 39-year-old Steven Robinson. Pantoya was also arrested for alleged identity theft and theft, and booked into the Pueblo County Jail.

On Sept. 25, 2022, detectives responded to a field in the 3500 block of 36th Lane after a property owner reported finding possible human remains in a shallow grave. PCSO said forensic analysis confirmed the r

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