At 4:30 PM this afternoon, the Clovis Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly announced that Alek Isaiah Collins, aged 26, was arrested in connection with the murder of Samantha “Harley” Cisneros and Taryn Allen, critical shooting of a 5-year-old girl, and abduction of 10-month-old Eleia Maria Torres. Medical personnel transported the 5-year-old girl, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, to a hospital in Lubbock.
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation alerted Abilene Police about a suspect sought in Clovis, New Mexico, for the murder of two individuals, causing injury to a 5-year-old, and kidnapping an infant possibly being present in Abilene. Officers found a residence in North Abilene where they believed the suspect was staying. On Monday, May 6, at 4:30 a.m., narcotics agents established surveillance on the residence, and Collins was apprehended peacefully.
Currently, Collins is in custody facing charges of Aggravated Robbery and Assaulting a Peace Officer. Police booked him into the Taylor County Jail in Abilene. Federal authorities can allegedly charge and prosecute kidnapping across state lines as a federal offense.
After being found by police, Eleia was purportedly taken to a local area hospital to be checked out. Police reported that Eleia is under medical observation solely as a precautionary measure, but she sustained no injuries. Authorities reported that Eleia’s surviving family members had not yet reunited with her. Unfortunately, ABQ RAW does not have an update on the condition of the 5-year-old.
Collins is allegedly a resident of a town near Houston, Texas. According to the limited details revealed, authorities are still working to establish if there is a connection between Collins, the murdered women, and the motive behind Eleia’s abduction. However, as of the present moment, police said it appears that Collins did not know the victims.
Clovis Police and the FBI did not take questions at the press conference.
Anyone surprised by that mugshot?
Typical, a black guy! Where is the outrage when a black piece of shit kills two white people. Today is the 4th year George Floyd has been burning in hell. Hopefully this guy will join him soon!
I wake up grinning every morning, knowing that feral, wife-beating, druggie NAPA piece of shit is still dead. Talk about the ends justifying the means.
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[…] During the early morning hours of May 6, 2024, the Abilene Police Department’s Narcotics Unit promptly pursued the Cadillac and successfully immobilized the vehicle, leading to Collins’s swift arrest and the safe recovery of Eleia. […]