A Buena Vista man who authorities say kicked down a hotel room door and held two strangers at knifepoint and gunpoint while hunting for a man who fled a house party has been sentenced to three years in prison, even as three other men accused of taking part in the same rampage remain missing months later. Daviler Brito Ibarra pleaded guilty to one count of felony burglary in the case, a fraction of the original charges he faced when he was arrested.
The attacks began at roughly 3 a.m. on November 2, 2025, when a fight broke out at a party in Buena Vista, according to CBS Colorado. Ibarra allegedly tackled a woman onto her bed, and when her husband confronted him, Ibarra attacked the man with a rock, per the outlet's report. The husband fled toward Salida in his own vehicle, fearing for his life, while Ibarra and three other men — later identified as Miguel Polo, Carlos Garcia Reyes and Wisan Ruiz — took off after him.
The fleeing man drove to the Sinawav Lodge in Salida, and the pursuing group followed him there, according to the same report. Ibarra kicked and stabbed a car parked outside a resident's room before kicking down the room's solid-core wood door, which was later found in several pieces inside. He reportedly used a six-inch knife during the confrontation, according to the affidavit described by the station.
Hostages Held for Over 20 Minutes
Inside that lodge room were two people with no connection to the earlier fight at the Buena Vista party — though one woman inside had reportedly attended it and appeared extremely intoxicated, per the CBS Colorado account. That report states the armed men held the two occupants captive for more than 20 minutes while searching for the man who had fled, a detail also documented by the Buena Vista Police Department.
The woman inside the room later said Ibarra was explaining how he was going to kill someone, and Ibarra allegedly threatened to kill both occupants if they did not reveal the fleeing man's location, holding a knife near the woman's face at one point. The husband told investigators the suspects said they would kill anyone who spoke with police — a threat that, according to Buena Vista police, left multiple witnesses too afraid to give statements out of fear of retaliation.
Arrest, Plea Deal and a Shrunken Charge
Ibarra fled the mountain area with Polo, Reyes and Ruiz immediately after the attacks and was captured four days later in the Denver metro area, arrested by Salida police officers and Colorado Bureau of Investigation fugitive task force agents. Per Heart of the Rockies Radio, Ibarra was booked into the Jefferson County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash-only bond after the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's Pueblo Fugitive Team tracked him down on November 6, 2025.
Ibarra's original arrest warrant called for two counts of attempted murder and six other felonies. On June 17, 2026, he formally pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary of a dwelling, a Class 4 felony, and was ordered to serve three years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. The Buena Vista Police Department's account of the plea, posted to its Facebook page, has drawn frustration from some Chaffee County residents who see the outcome as lenient given the severity of the original allegations.
Three Men Still Wanted
Miguel Polo, Carlos Garcia Reyes and Wisan Ruiz remain at large. Buena Vista police obtained an arrest warrant for the 41-year-old Polo on a Class 2 felony charge of solicitation to commit murder, tied to death threats he allegedly made during the initial assault in Buena Vista. Police records allege Reyes threatened the fleeing man with knives and a firearm, while the 25-year-old Ruiz drove the vehicle that chased him from Buena Vista into Salida.
Prosecutors with the 11th Judicial District Attorney's Office directed that the Buena Vista Police Department file charges against Reyes and Ruiz that include conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, second-degree assault, third-degree assault, menacing, harassment and criminal mischief. If Polo, Reyes and Ruiz are eventually caught, CBS Colorado reports they face attempted murder, assault and felony menacing charges. Chaffee County law enforcement has warned the public to consider all three armed and dangerous and is asking anyone with information to contact Chaffee County Crime Stoppers.
A Case Built on Cross-County Cooperation
The investigation required coordination among the Buena Vista Police Department, the Salida Police Department, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office, the 11th Judicial District Attorney's Office and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation — a level of multi-agency mobilization that underscores how small mountain departments must lean on state resources once suspects flee toward Denver, as Heart of the Rockies Radio has noted. A Salida affidavit identified the suspects as members of a Venezuelan gang likely tied to Tren de Aragua, according to that outlet's reporting.
The case adds to a string of law enforcement actions against alleged Tren de Aragua members across Colorado over the past year. Federal prosecutors in the District of Colorado unsealed indictments against 30 alleged members of the syndicate in Denver last August, following a February 2025 sweep in which federal agents detained roughly 90 people statewide under Operation Return to Sender. Whether Polo, Reyes and Ruiz will ultimately be located remains an open question for investigators nearly ten months after the Buena Vista and Salida attacks.
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