ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo. — Federal, state, and local authorities arrested a child rape suspect in Alamosa County on Sunday.

Paul Sandoval, 62, was captured near Blanca Peak in southeastern Colorado following a five-day, multi-agency manhunt led by the U.S. Marshals Service and Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Sandoval had been on the run for four years and was wanted for felony sexual assault of a child and other charges stemming from a violent attack on an 8-year-old girl on his property in 2021, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Authorities said Sandoval fled and disappeared into the mountains upon learning of the warrant that was issued for his arrest following the 2021 incident.

Authorities tracked the 62-year-old suspect using surveillance devices after he

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