Suspect Sought in New Charges Regarding Menacing of Children

UPDATE: This post has been edited as of May 9 with this information: Alyiah Faith Vega, 52, initially gave another family member’s information when being arrested and due to the fact that she’s used numerous aliases through the years, this name is different than what was previously released.

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BOULDER, Colo. – Boulder Police are asking for the public’s help to find a woman who’s now wanted on 35 new charges related to menacing a group of schoolchildren and teachers on Monday.

Just before 11 a.m. on Monday, May 5, a woman holding a knife began following two teachers and children in the 1700 block of Broadway. The woman got within 10 feet of the group and threatened to kill them, waving the knife around, according to witnesses. The teachers and students walked away and were uninjured.

Thanks to good policework, officers were able to find and identify the suspect a short time later and she was booked into the Boulder County jail on one count of felony menacing. On Tuesday, May 6, the suspect was released from jail on a personal recognizance bond after seeing a judge. The District Attorney’s Office had argued for a secured bond.

This afternoon the District Attorney’s Office filed 18 new charges of felony menacing and 17 counts of misdemeanor child abuse against the suspect, Alyiah Faith Vega, 52. She did not appear. Because the suspect failed to appear in court today as required, the judge revoked her bond and issued a warrant for her arrest for Failure to Appear.

Barger has no fixed address and has limited ties to the community.

Boulder Police are asking for the public’s help to find her. Anyone with any information about this case or her whereabouts is asked to call 911 regarding case 25-04126. Photos of her can be seen here.

As in every criminal case, these charges are an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.

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