Details Of Cheyenne's Arrests In Local Murder Conspiracy

Cheyenne Police have arrested two teenagers and an adult in connection with alleged plans to murder a local resident

That's according to a Cheyenne Police Department News release.

According to the release, the adult was 18-year-old Michael DeHerrera, who has been charged with conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder. Two males, ages 16 and 17, have been arrested for attempted 1st degree murder.

Police spokeswoman Alex Farkas says search warrants were conducted at the following locations:

Search warrants were served at the following locations:

• 5100 block of Cable Avenue

• 3400 block of South Greeley Highway

• 500 block of Harvard Lane

• 4000 block of Cheyenne Street

Farkas says that on December 7, DeHerrera and the teens drive to a home in the 100 block Of Arp Avenue with AR style rifles. Surveillance video shows the teens parked outside the home and fired a shot which hit a vehicle. They then drove away, but came back a short time later. They then broke into the home with the idea of killing the person who lived there. But Farkas says the intended victim was not at home at the time.

DeHerrera allegedly drove the other two around and helped them.

In regard to the warrants that were served on Friday, Farkas wrote the following in the release

Operation Details:

Based on the findings of the investigation, detectives applied for and obtained search warrants at four locations, and had probable cause for the arrest of each suspect:

• Cable Avenue: The CPT, Community Action Team, and a K9 team arrived at the residence and took the 17-year-old suspect into custody without incident. The location was then searched and cleared.

• South Greeley: The Cheyenne Police/Laramie County joint SWAT team and a K9 team arrived at the residence and received information that the 16-year-old suspect was at another home on Cheyenne Street. CPD Detectives drove to Cheyenne Street and

following a period of surveillance, observed the suspect exit the home and enter a vehicle. They followed and conducted a high-risk traffic stop near the intersection of Fox Farm and Morrie Avenue. With the assistance of a K9 team and the Laramie County Sheriff's Office, the 16-year-old was commanded to exit the vehicle and was taken into custody without incident.

• Harvard Lane: CPD Detectives, the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, and a contingent SWAT team arrived at the residence, but Michael DeHerrera, was not there. A team of deputies, officers, and a K9 team located his place of employment in the county and made contact with him there. DeHerrera fled, and following a brief foot pursuit, he was taken into custody.

• Cheyenne Street: CPD Detectives, the CPT, and U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force searched and cleared the residence.

Farkas says they nearby McCormick Junior High and Afflerbach Elementary were placed in temporary secure perimeter at 1:30 p.m. That was lifted at 2 p.m.

The release quotes Police Chief Mark Francisco as saying “This was a complex situation - through careful coordination and communication, our officers were able to safely and effectively complete the operation. I’m very proud of the work demonstrated by our team,” said Francisco. “We want to send a clear message: the Cheyenne Police Department will use every resource available to prevent violent crime and to put dangerous criminals in jail."