Pueblo Police Arrest Man Accused of Menacing Near Daycare With Realistic Water Gun

Description: Pueblo Police arrested 43-year-old Phillip Martinez on felony menacing charges after reports of a man with a gun attempting to enter a daycare facility on Prairie Avenue.

Pueblo Police Arrest Man Accused of Trying to Enter Daycare With Realistic-Looking Water Gun

On May 5, 2026, Pueblo Police Officers responded to the 2000 block of Prairie Avenue after receiving reports of a man with a gun attempting to get into a daycare facility.

Officers located the suspect a few blocks away and identified him as 43-year-old Phillip Martinez. Police officers determined he was carrying a water gun designed to resemble a real firearm.

Martinez was arrested and charged with felony menacing.

All parties considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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