Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing in Saguache County
A 35-year-old man is being held on first-degree murder charges for allegedly fatally stabbing a man in Saguache County earlier this week, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigations.
Deputies with the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the 34100 block of County Rd. LL57 in Villa Grove at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday after a report of a stabbing.
Authorities located an unidentified man inside the home. He was pronounced dead on-scene, according to a new release.
Dustin Ferguson was arrested a short time later, according to CBI. He was taken into custody without incident and is being held in the county’s jail without bond.
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