EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Two men were arrested Saturday after they reportedly refused to pull over and led authorities in a chase in Far East El Paso.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Dylan Cordero and Gerardo Hernandez, both 34-year-olds, were arrested after they tried to outrun the law during a traffic stop at the 12500 block of Montana Avenue.
The Sheriff’s Office said it was around 8:20 p.m. when deputies saw a blue Nissan Maxima violate multiple traffic laws, yet when they tried to pull the Nissan over, the vehicle continued, accelerating eastward on Montana Avenue.
Deputies then called troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety for help, and together they performed a PIT maneuver, bringing the Nissan Maxima to a stop at the 4000 block of Square Dance Road.
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Both suspects then allegedly climbed out of the car and tried to make a run for it before they were arrested.
Mugshot of Dylan Cordero. Credit: EPCSO
Cordero was identified as the driver of the Nissan Maxima and is being charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and evading arrest or detention, with bond set at $15,000.
Meanwhile, Hernandez was identified as the passenger of the Nissan and is being charged with evading arrest or detention, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, with bond set at $ 38,000.
Mugshot of Gerardo Hernandez. Credit: EPCSO
Both suspects were booked into the El Paso County Downtown Jail.
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office shared dashcam and bodycam video showing the chase and subsequent arrest.
At one point in the chase, you can see a door open in the Nissan Maxima and a person waving their hands at pursuing law enforcement.
Also in the video, you can hear one suspect cry out that “there is a girl in the car.”
It is unclear if there were more people in the car, as the Sheriff’s press release did not specify.
That same suspect can then be heard complaining that he can’t breathe while he is being handcuffed, saying what appears to be, “I have asthma.”
WATCH:
Dashcam and bodycam video of the chase that led to the arrest of two men in Far East El Paso. Sept. 12, 2026. Credit: EPCSO
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