Suspect arrested on warrant for human trafficking charge out of Texas
Summit County Jail/Courtesy photo
A man with a warrant related to a felony charge of human trafficking out of El Paso, Texas, was arrested Jan. 17 in Summit County, according to the Dillon Police Department.
Manuel Eduardo Torres Hernandez, 22, was arrested on the human trafficking warrant and an assortment of other preliminary charges in Colorado, according to a news release.
Charges listed in the police document include felony charges of false identifying information, identity theft, possession of a forged instrument and criminal impersonation along with a misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of a financial device. One charge listed mentions a warrant out of Kremmling related to a felony charge of false identifying information/criminal impersonation, the release states.
Hernandez is in the Summit County Jail. Police say he was residing in Keystone.
The Silverthorne Police Department and Kremmling Police Department assisted in the case.
Anyone with information can contact Sgt. Craig Johnson of the Dillon Police Department at cjohnson@townofdillon.com.
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