EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two men were arrested on warrants for deceptive business practices, according to the Horizon City Police Department.
Police say Juan Quiroz was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 19, and Pedro Eliel Rodriguez was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for a warrant on deceptive business practices.
Quiroz was arrested just after 3 a.m. that Sunday after officers conducted a welfare check on a vehicle parked after hours at a public park located at 14565 Claret Cup in Horizon.
Officers identified Quiroz, and records revealed that he had an active felony warrant for deceptive business practices with a previous conviction, which was issued by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Rodriguez was arrested just before 12 p.m. that Tuesday, at the Ysleta Port of Entry, after officers were notified of a wanted subject trying to enter the U.S. from Juarez.
Officers met with U.S. CBP agents who had identified Rodriguez, and a records check confirmed that he had an active warrant out of Horizon City for deceptive business practices.
Rodriguez and Quiros were taken into custody, and both were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility.
Rodriguez was booked under a $10,000 bond, and Quiroz was booked under a $2,500 bond.
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