The FBI's Denver field office is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of Jose Del Carmen Garcia Martinez, a 62-year-old man convicted in Colorado of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl with disabilities who has been on the run since he fled his own trial in March. The bureau publicised the reward in a release dated November 9, and the appeal was reported across Colorado and Wyoming on November 10 and 11 as the manhunt entered its eighth month.
Source: FBI Denver
Garcia Martinez was born on February 6, 1964, in Colombia and holds dual citizenship of Colombia and Spain, according to his FBI wanted poster. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs about 170 pounds, has black hair with some gray and brown eyes, and his primary language is Spanish. The poster lists his aliases as Jose Delcarme Garcia-Martinez, Jose Delcarmen Garcia-Martinez, Jose Del Carmen Garcia and Jose Del Carmen Martine Garcia, and warns in capital letters that he should be considered an escape risk.
The case: an August 2025 arrest in Centennial
The case began on August 5, 2025, when the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office responded to a sexual assault call at a home in the 5100 block of South Truckee Street in Centennial, a city in the Denver metropolitan area. Garcia Martinez was arrested and booked into the Arapahoe County Jail. Awaaz Punjab does not name or identify the victim, who was a minor; she is described in court and FBI records only by her age and city.
The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office filed three charges: two counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust as a pattern of abuse, and one count of unlawful sexual contact with an at-risk child. Those are the charges on which a jury later convicted him on every count.
Convicted in his absence
Garcia Martinez was released on a $50,000 bond while he awaited trial. He appeared in court for the first day of his jury trial on March 24, 2026 — and then vanished before the jury reached a verdict. The trial continued without him, and the jury found him guilty on all counts. On March 27, the district attorney's office publicly appealed for help finding him, and on March 30 a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued a warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
According to the FBI, he disabled the ankle monitor he was wearing as a condition of his release and fled on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle carrying Colorado plate DEXD78. A license-plate reader later confirmed the motorcycle was in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it was seen again in Cedar City, Utah, on March 26, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bryan Huot said investigators believe Garcia Martinez has since sold the motorcycle and changed his appearance, which is why the bureau says any tip, however small, is welcome.
“If you harm children, be prepared for the FBI to put a target on your back. In this case, our law enforcement partners did a solid job of investigating and prosecuting the cowardly offender, who decided to flee,” said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski. “The FBI is bringing our resources to bear, and we want this convicted abuser of children to know that justice will find you.”
Arapahoe County Sheriff Thyler Brown gave a parallel statement: “When someone preys upon children, the law must pursue them without hesitation. Protecting the innocent means seeking out those who cause harm, bringing them to justice, and ensuring no child is left defenseless.” The case was turned over to the FBI after investigators confirmed Garcia Martinez had crossed state lines while fleeing, which made his flight a federal matter on top of the Colorado convictions.
Where he may be — and why Canada is on the list
The FBI says Garcia Martinez has friends or family in Colorado, Utah, Vancouver and Colombia, and investigators believe he may have fled to Colombia. Huot said international law enforcement agencies know he is a wanted fugitive, so he cannot legally cross a border into another country. The reward announcement was made as part of Operation Cold Front, under which the FBI and its partners are executing federal warrants on violent criminals and fugitives and surging resources in states including Colorado and Wyoming, the bureau said.
What happens next is straightforward: the first credible tip that locates him triggers an arrest, after which he would be returned to Colorado to be sentenced on the convictions the jury already delivered, and to face the separate federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. The $20,000 reward is for information leading to his arrest.