Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Two Fugitives Arrested In Rock Springs

Two fugitives remain in custody at the Sweetwater County Detention Center following their recent capture.
 
According to Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell, 43 year old Michael Edward Cooper of Weatherford, Texas was arrested at Cruel Jack’s Travel Plaza west of Rock Springs by Deputy Sheriff Patrick O’Farrell on December 8th.  Earlier this year, Cooper was indicted by the Brown County Grand Jury in Brownwood, Texas, on two counts of Burglary of a Building.
 
A 28-year-old man wanted in Minnehaha County, South Dakota on two counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of solicitation of a minor was tracked to Sweetwater County by the United States Marshals Service and arrested in Rock Springs, also on December 8th, though the arrests were unrelated. Haskell declined to identify the South Dakota fugitive, citing sexual assault case confidentiality issues. He said his agency is in touch with Texas and South Dakota officials, arranging the fugitives’ return to those states.

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