EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 24-year-old El Paso man was arrested over the weekend after fleeing a traffic stop, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. <\/p>\n
According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Oct. 18 on a dark gray sedan at the 3900 block of Las Casitas Drive. <\/p>\n
The driver, identified as Alexis Ortega, initially complied but fled the scene moments later. <\/p>\n
Deputies later located Ortega at his residence on the 3700 block of Native Dancer Street, where he was taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n
Ortega faces charges of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and has five outstanding traffic warrants.<\/p>\n
He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a total bond of $12,340.<\/p>\n
Sheriff Ugarte warned the public about evading authorities, stating, “If you try to evade our deputies, we will find you and hold you accountable. We won\u2019t stop looking for those who break the law and put our community at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n
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