SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 71-year-old San Elizario man was arrested Tuesday morning on two felony warrants, according to the El Paso County Precinct 6 Constable’s Office.
Mario Esparza Montes was taken into custody at about 7:35 a.m. at a residence in the 13,000 block of Bugambilia, the office said.
Deputies were looking for him when a vehicle arrived at the property.
They recognized Montes as the driver and arrested him without incident.
The warrants accuse Montes of continuous sexual abuse of a child younger than 14, a first-degree felony, and indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony.
The warrants carry bonds of $200,000 and $150,000, respectively, for a total of $350,000.
Montes was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility, the release said.
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