EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 24-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly tried to flee from Sheriff’s deputies during a weekend traffic stop, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.
On Satuday, Oct. 18, deputies conducted a traffic stop along the 3900 block of Las Casistas Drive in far East El Paso.
The driver initially complied but then fled the scene moments later, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The Sheriff’s Office provided video of the incident. You can see the deputy approach the car and tell the driver that he could smell alcohol and that his eyes looked red. When the deputy asked the driver to step out of the vehicle, the driver took off.
Through investigative efforts, deputies identified the driver as 24-year-old Alexis Ortega.
Deputies later conducted a follow-up at Ortega’s home at the 3700 block of Native
Dancer Street. Deputies made contact with Ortega, who was taken into custody without
incident.
Ortega was charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, along with five
outstanding traffic warrants. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility
with a total bond of $12,340.
“If you try to evade our deputies, we will find you and hold you accountable,” Sheriff Oscar
Ugarte said. “We won’t stop looking for those who break the law and put our community at
risk.”
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