EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 25-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning, March 15 after earlier fleeing from an attempted traffic stop, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.
Jose Manuel Saldivar Jr., 25, was arrested during a joint crime suppression operation in which deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with the El Paso County Constable’s Office for Precinct 6 to track down the suspect.
Saldivar is facing a charge of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said.
At about 2 a.m. Saturday, a deputy with the Constable’s Office for Precinct 6 saw a pickup truck fail to stay within a single lane of traffic while traveling northbound on North Zaragoza Road.
A traffic stop was initiated, but the driver, later identified as Saldivar, refused to stop and fled at a high rate of speed, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Officers stopped pursuing the fleeing driver for safety reasons but proceeded to find the suspect’s address through an investigation.
Deputies, along with a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, went to Saldivar’s residence. At about 3 a.m., they made contact with Saldivar and took him into custody, the Sheriff’s Office said.
“I’m grateful to Constable Javier Garcia of Precinct 6 and his team for their collaboration,” Sheriff Oscar Ugarte said. “This is an example of crime suppression operations working effectively to remove dangerous individuals from our streets. We will continue to work together to ensure the safety of our community.”
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