EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stalking a victim with a drone on Saturday, May 23, in Horizon City, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, May 26.
Cristobal Gonzalez was charged with stalking, theft of property and criminal trespass and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a total bond of $27,000. According to jail records, he was released on Monday, May 25, after posting bail on three bonds.
Cristobal Gonzalez. Photo courtesy of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
At around 7:30 a.m. on May 23, deputies were dispatched to the 600 block of Paseo Modesto Drive to a family violence call.
The victim told deputies that Gonzalez followed them to their residence, damaged property and “caused them fear for their safety due to prior incidents,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Surveillance footage showed Gonzalez allegedly using a drone to monitor the residence.
EPCSO said deputies later found Gonzalez at the 13000 block of Powick Drive and took him into custody without incident.
During a search warrant of Gonzalez’s vehicle, detectives recovered a drone and controller.
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