Southern Colorado woman helps CBI catch one of Colorado’s most wanted sex offenders

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Kjersten Roberts tells 11 News she was looking through the list of the 100 most wanted sex offenders in Colorado and came across a familiar face and that’s when she knew she had to call 911.

“It’s very different when you see someone you know or that you’ve taken care of. I would definitely say I was shocked,” Roberts said.

Roberts worked as a certified nurse aide at Silver Heights Skilled Nursing in Castle Rock. That’s where 57-year-old Samuel Alirez was arrested Thursday. He is listed as number 71 on the CBI’s most-wanted sex offender list.

Alirez was convicted of aggravated sexual assault by a psychotherapist and failure to register as a sex offender in 2020.

“I think it was very unexpected for a lot of the people at the facility,” Roberts said.

Roberts says she took care of Alirez at Silver Heights and did not suspect anything of him, but knew she had to make the call as soon as she recognized his picture on the list.

“I knew it was very critical to act soon being on the most wanted list I knew it was definitely something that had a sense of urgency so I knew to call right away,” Roberts said.

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