FBI puts $20,000 bounty on Wyoming fugitive in child assault case
Investigators believe Jose Del Carmen Garcia Martinez, 62, fled to the state after disabling his ankle monitor and riding a motorcycle.
By Simon Bennett ·
The FBI announced on Monday that it is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of Jose Del Carmen Garcia Martinez. The 62-year-old fugitive is wanted for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl with disabilities in Colorado. Agents believe he may currently be hiding in Wyoming or Utah.
Garcia Martinez disappeared on March 24 after appearing in court for the first day of his trial. He disabled his ankle monitor and fled the scene on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with the Colorado license plate DEXD78. The jury found him guilty on all counts even though he was absent for the rest of the proceedings.
The original incident occurred on Aug. 5, 2025, when the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in the 5100 block of South Truckee Street in Centennial. The victim's mother told investigators that the girl's grandmother found Garcia Martinez in the master bedroom. The grandmother saw him fondling the 15-year-old girl at the time.
Prosecutors charged Garcia Martinez with two counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and one count of unlawful sexual contact involving an at-risk child. He was released on a $50,000 bond before his trial began. A federal judge has now issued a warrant for his arrest on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski said the agency is using all available resources to locate him. She noted that Garcia Martinez may have friends or relatives in Colorado, Utah, Vancouver and Colombia. He holds dual citizenship in Colombia and Spain. Koldjeski said, "The FBI is bringing our resources to bear, and we want this convicted abuser of children to know that justice will find you."
Arupahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown said authorities will keep pursuing individuals who harm children. He stated, "When someone preys upon children, the law must pursue them without hesitation." Garcia Martinez is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He has graying hair, brown eyes and speaks Spanish as his primary language.
