EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 22-year-old man was arrested earlier this month after officers discovered that he had an outstanding warrant for assault on a public servant with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, the Horizon Police Department said.
Police say just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, officers with the Horizon City Police Department responded to a family violence call at the 15300 block of Northport Court.
Before arriving, officers had pre-existing knowledge of Angel Alberto Medrano-Lopez, 22, having an outstanding warrant for an assault on a public servant with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on a previous incident, police said.
When officers arrived at the residence, Martinez-Lopez fled the scene, initiating a foot pursuit with police. He was then apprehended and taken into custody, police said.
Police say the family violence call resulted in a verbal altercation only with no crime taking place.
Martinez-Lopez was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility for the warrant and evading arrest under a total bond of $63,000.
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