Two Arrested in Stratmoor Hills Armed Robbery of Delivery Driver

A multi-agency auto-theft operation recovered the vehicle, with the sheriff pointing to the case as evidence of gaps in Colorado parole policy.

Overview

The robbery was reported around 1 p.m. on Jan. 7 in the 400 block of Sinton Avenue, where a delivery driver said he was threatened at gunpoint and dragged about 50 feet as his vehicle was taken.
Detectives identified the suspects as 31-year-old Dominic Ray Bryan and 26-year-old Zhane Molina after working with the State Department of Corrections Adult Parole Division.
On Jan. 12, a Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement operation involving EPSO, Colorado Springs Police, and Colorado State Patrol recovered the stolen vehicle and led to both arrests without incident.
Both suspects are being held at the El Paso County Jail on $25,000 bonds, facing charges that include aggravated robbery, second-degree motor vehicle theft, menacing, attempted vehicular assault, and reckless endangerment.
Bryan was on parole for a prior aggravated robbery conviction and now also faces a parole violation, as Sheriff Joseph Roybal criticized state policies he says return repeat offenders to communities.