Wanted felon who escaped from arrest last month is captured at library

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A man who fled from deputies who were trying to arrest him on a warrant last month was captured last week at a library in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

Sean Hanneman, 56, was wanted for a parole violation and escape. A warrant was issued for Hanneman in 2021. Deputies tried to arrest him on Aug. 21 at a house in the 2500 block of East Easter Avenue, which is near South University Boulevard, and Hanneman fled, the sheriff’s office said.

On Wednesday, members of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team arrested Hanneman at the Southglenn Library. He tried to run but was tackled to the ground, the sheriff’s office said.

According to the Colorado Department of Corrections, Hanneman is a parolee and not an inmate. He had been evading parole supervision since 2021 and was considered a parole absconder.

He is being held in the Arapahoe County jail on suspicion of:

• Obstructing a peace officer
• Resisting arrest
• Parole violation

When Hanneman fled in August, a Code Red Alert was issued for residents in the area to shelter-in-place, and Sandburg Elementary School was placed on secure perimeter.

Deputies searched for three hours in the area between East Arapahoe Road and East Dry Creek Road and South University Boulevard and South Colorado Boulevard. They were unable to find Hanneman and called off the search, the sheriff’s office said.

Hanneman also escaped custody in 2018. At the time, he was serving time for forgery out of Douglas County and two separate escape charges out of Arapahoe County.