ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A man accused of sexually assaulting a child was arrested Sunday after a five-day multi-agency manhunt.

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Paul Sandoval, 62, was arrested at approximately 10:22 a.m. near Lake Como Road on Blanca Peak in Southeastern Colorado.

Authorities said Sandoval allegedly tied up an 8-year-old girl with a rope and violently raped her in a shed on his property on March 15, 2021.

The Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Sandoval for felony sexual assault of a child in 2021. Authorities said Sandoval ran and disappeared into the mountains after learning about the warrant.

He was identified back in the area in August after allegedly breaking into a vehicle and a house in Alamosa County. Surveillance devices

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