Man arrested for alleged kidnapping and assault in East El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 21-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a woman in East El Paso.

According to the El Paso Police Department, Gabriel Julian Chaparro from Central El Paso was arrested after he was identified as the prime suspect of a kidnapping near the 11600 block of Cayuga Circle (near Bill Sybert Elementary School).

Officers said that when they arrived at the scene, they learned a 21-year-old woman had been taken against her will.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KFOX14/CBS4 on Wednesday, the woman and Chaparro, who had been in a romantic relationship for four years, went out for the night to several bars, where Chaparro was intoxicated.

Police documents state that they engaged in a verbal argument over whether to stay overnight at her house, and that is when Chaparro began to be aggressive and refused to let her leave his residence.

The woman was able to escape and began driving home, notifying her mother.

However, when she turned onto her street, a vehicle had cut in front of her, preventing her from driving. That is when Chaparro approached her vehicle and broke the passenger window of her vehicle.

According to the documents, the woman then exited her vehicle and began screaming for help and running to her residence when Chaparro tackled her onto the street, pulled her hair, and dragged her into his vehicle, causing injury to her ankle.

Chaparro then began driving to his house and backhanded her twice on her face before leaving her vehicle abandoned on her street.

While in his vehicle, Chaparro received a phone call from EPPD asking questions about the woman.

Police officers then arrived at Chaparro’s house, but Chaparro began to flee the house in the vehicle with the woman inside, driving to McKelligon Canyon, where one of his friends picked them up.

Police documents state that Chaparro did not stop when the police began chasing the vehicle.

Then, police said as detectives were working the scene, the victim arrived, telling investigators that she had been reportedly released after Chaparro caught wind that authorities were looking for him, and added that she was assaulted before she was kidnapped.

The woman sustained injuries to her left eye and ankles.

EPPD stated that officers then found Chaparro and arrested him, taking him to the El Paso County Downtown Jail and charging him with aggravated kidnapping causing bodily injury and assault causing bodily injury related to family violence.

Jail records show that a $10,000 bond was set for the assault charge, while the bond amount for the kidnapping charge remains pending.

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