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KTSM News – Socorro Police: Wanted felon arrested during traffic stop

Posted on July 18, 2025

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A traffic stop in Socorro led to a wanted teenage felon being arrested on drug charges, Socorro Police said.

At about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, officers with the Socorro Police Department pulled over a pickup truck for speeding along the 11900 block of Alameda Avenue.

During the the stop, officers identified the driver as 19-year-old Sergio Chavez. Chavez had an outstanding warrant out of the El Paso Police Department for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance with a $10,000 bond.

Chavez was taken into custody without incident and transported to the El Paso County Detention Facility, Socorro Police said.

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