October 3, 2025 – CBI – Telluride, CO – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can confirm Mr. Jesus Damian Nieblas, a former deputy with the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office, has been taken into custody. Nieblas was apprehended by Mexican authorities in the border town of Agua Prieta, Mexico and was transferred to the custody of the U.S. Marshals at the border checkpoint near Douglas, Arizona.
Nieblas fled to Mexico on or around July 10th, 2025 following the execution of a search warrant on his home and vehicle in Norwood, Colorado by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation as part of an active investigation. Evidence recovered during that operation resulted in the issuance of a probable cause arrest warrant.
The warrant includes the following alleged charges:
- One (1) count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Class 3 Felony)
- Eleven (11) counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Class 4 Felony)
- Sixteen (16) counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Class 5 Felony)
- Twenty-seven (27) counts of Failure to Report Child Abuse or Neglect (Class 2 Misdemeanor)
Nieblas is currently being held at the Cochise County Jail in Bisbee, Arizona on a $100,000 cash-only bond.
The CBI and San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office were made aware that he was in custody on September 29th. Due to legal processes, this new information was not authorized for release until today (October 3rd).
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jesus Damian Niebla: Booking photo courtesy of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.