AURORA | A man accused of kidnapping and assault that left a woman in serious condition led police on an hour-long chase and standoff Thursday morning in North Aurora.
Jamal Miles, 26, was booked into Aurora jail on charges of kidnapping, assault and attempted homicide after police say he assaulted a woman earlier in the day near the Pacesetter Motel on East Colfax Avenue and Interstate 225. The woman was significantly injured, but is expected to survive, according to police spokesman Frank Fania.
Police say they were called to the motel around 5 a.m. on a report of a domestic disturbance. Fania said it wasn’t immediately clear if Miles and the woman knew each other before the attack.
Fania said police found the woman near the intersection of East 18th Avenue and Sable Boulevard, roughly a half mile away shortly after. From there she was transported to a nearby hospital.
Police searched for roughly two hours before spotting Miles near Peoria Street and Fitzsimons Parkway. From there, Fania said Miles ran into a nearby creek and held police for about an hour. Fania said police shot Miles with a less-lethal beanbag shotgun round and a large foam pellet before finally arresting him on nearby rocks. Miles was not significantly injured.
Miles is being held in Aurora jail before being transported to Adams County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Miles has been arrested several times as an adult before. He was convicted of assault in 2006, felony theft in 2011 and has been charged with numerous parole violations.