EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A suspected member of the Crucés Boyz gang, who prompted a lockdown at Lone Star, Canutillo, and Alderete schools as he was fleeing from troopers in early April, has been arrested, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Fugitive Esteban Acosta, 35, of Vado, New Mexico, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, April 23, DPS said.
DPS said Acosta was arrested thanks to its partners at the El Paso Police Department.
As we previously reported, on Thursday afternoon, April 10, a Texas DPS trooper attempted to stop a white Ford Equinox for equipment and traffic violations on Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 3. After a brief pursuit, the trooper lost sight of the vehicle, DPS said.
DPS said that later, troopers found the abandoned vehicle in the desert area between the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso and Canutillo Elementary School.
Reports of two individuals running through school property led to lockdowns at Lone Star, Canutillo, and Alderete schools. The lockdown ended before 3 p.m. after troopers cleared the area, DPS said.
DPS said troopers found a bag in the abandoned vehicle, which contained Acosta’s driver’s ID.
Acosta has an outstanding warrant for vehicle theft and now faces charges of evading arrest in El Paso County. He is also a suspected member of the Crucés Boyz gang, DPS said.
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