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Colorado State Patrol Search For Suspect Charles Young In Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado State Patrol troopers in Eagle County are looking for a man they say sped away from them during a traffic stop west of Glenwood Springs. CSP identified the suspect as 26-year-old Charles Young of Alabama.

Authorities were able to use a stop stick which disabled the vehicle, but they say Young ran away.

Charles Young (csp eagle)
Charles Young (credit: Colorado State Patrol)

Troopers were joined by Eagle County Sheriff's deputies and other local enforcement officers in the search for Young on Saturday.

They say Young was last seen wearing a black shirt in the area of the Honda dealership on the west side of Glenwood Springs. Troopers later found about 20 lbs. of suspected methamphetamine and a couple of pounds of fentanyl pills.

CSP says Young is wanted on charges of drug trafficking and reckless endangerment.

 

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