Man beaten, robbed in Avon, cops say

Man said he would kill Americans in Mexico, detective says

Steve Lynn
Vail, CO Colorado
August 2, 2007

AVON — An illegal immigrant was arrested Monday for allegedly mugging a man on Avon’s bike path, Avon police said.

Felipe Pacheco, of Mexico, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated robbery and second-degree assault, both felonies, according to police records.

Pacheco and Vicente Perez-Landeros, of Honduras, fought at the parking lot outside Agave Saturday and left when police arrived, said Detective Paul Arnold of the Avon Police Department.

Pacheco beat Perez-Landeros and stole his jacket and cell phone when the men met along the bike path behind Liftview Condominiums around midnight, Arnold said.

Perez-Landeros was treated at Vail Valley Medical Center for a three- or four-inch gash below his eye, Arnold said.

On Monday, Perez-Landeros saw Pacheco outside Eagle Valley Temps and called police, who arrested Pacheco, Arnold said.

Pacheco, whose age is unknown, at first would not talk to police, Arnold said.

“He said he would kill a bunch of Americans when he gets back to his country,â€