Jefferson County, CO – A Colorado man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators determined that a late-night vehicle fire along Interstate 70 in October 2025 was allegedly staged, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded around 2:22 a.m. on October 24, 2025, to reports of a fully engulfed vehicle near Mile Marker 255 on westbound I-70. The driver, identified as Ellyn Yohel Ramos, 25, was found nearby with packing tape around his mouth and wrists, claiming he had been kidnapped and robbed by two armed suspects who set his car ablaze.
According to investigators, inconsistencies in Ramos’s story quickly surfaced. A subsequent investigation determined the fire was intentionally set and that there was no evidence of a kidnapping or robbery. Authorities say Ramos later filed an insurance claim describing the fire as accidental, but forensic evidence reportedly contradicted those details.
As a result, Ramos was arrested and charged with attempt to influence a public servant, third-degree arson, insurance fraud, false reporting, and obstructing a highway.
The incident closed westbound I-70 for several hours, rerouting drivers onto U.S. Highway 40 and causing significant traffic delays.
The sheriff’s office emphasized that the case highlights the serious consequences of filing false reports and obstructing emergency services.
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