Clear Creek County deputies have arrested a suspect accused of committing multiple trespasses and burglaries in neighborhoods along CO Highway 103 in Idaho Springs.

The suspect, who has now been identified as Richard Applequist, was arrested on Sept. 25. He is being held in the Clear Creek County Jail on the charges of first degree burglary, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, eluding, impersonating a peace officer, theft, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, and third degree burglary.

According to a press release from the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office, before the arrest, metro media outlets had come to Idaho Springs to report on the search for Applequist. The media noticed someone who matched Applequist’s description while reporting and recording with cameras at the intersection of Idaho Street and 13th Avenue. He had walked across the I-70 bridge from Highway 103, walking by news cameras through the intersection of Idaho Street and 13th Avenue.

Police responded quickly after two news stations called 911. The police arrested Applequist in the 2000 block of Miner Street.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty through the judicial process.