EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A woman who was accused of stealing an SUV and crashing into an El Paso police vehicle, injuring two officers, has been sentenced to prison.
According to court records, Vanessa Loreli Ronnebaum pleaded guilty Sept. 17 to evading arrest with a vehicle, two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant and theft of property valued between $2,500 and $30,000.
Ronnebaum was sentenced to five years in prison for evading arrest and five years for each of the two aggravated assault charges.
She was also sentenced to 18 months in state jail for the theft charge. Court records show she received credit for 177 days served.
Ronnebaum was originally arrested in March after El Paso police said she stole a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox from a convenience store on North Yarbrough Drive.
According to the El Paso Police Department, officers later spotted the stolen SUV and attempted to stop Ronnebaum. Police said she refused to stop and eventually crashed into the driver’s side of a patrol vehicle, injuring two officers.
The officers were taken to the hospital and later released, according to the original KFOX report.
Note: The court record you provided does not show a final disposition for the DWI charge listed in the original March story, so I would not include a disposition for that charge unless you have another court record confirming it.
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