EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 41-year-old man was arrested Monday on five outstanding felony warrants after law enforcement officers found him at a motel on East Paisano Drive, according to the El Paso County Constable’s Office Precinct 3.
Mario Gomez was wanted on warrants for two counts of indecency with a child.
All five warrants carried no bond, and Gomez was on adult probation for the offenses, the constable’s office said.
A Precinct 3 sergeant and deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit went to a motel in the 5600 block of East Paisano Drive on Oct. 19 after receiving information about Gomez’s whereabouts.
Deputies contacted him in a motel room and took him into custody.
During a protective sweep of the room, deputies saw more than 18 grams of suspected methamphetamine, less than 1 gram of suspected fentanyl and loose ammunition, according to the release.
Gomez was booked into the El Paso County Jail on the outstanding warrants.
Additional charges related to the suspected narcotics are pending laboratory analysis and further investigation, officials said.
The constable’s office said anyone with information about wanted offenders can contact Crime Stoppers at 915-566-8477, Precinct 3 at 915-273-3590 or the Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit at 915-546-2280.
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