El Paso deputies arrest alleged ‘peeping tom’ after gas station restroom incident<\/a><\/p>\nAccording to the affidavit, deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office answered the call and spoke with the victim, who said she was in a stall when she heard footsteps, “a slapping noise,” and heavy breathing. <\/p>\n
The victim said she got scared, feeling like someone was spying on her, and so she pulled her garments up and waited in the stall until she heard footsteps leaving the restroom. <\/p>\n
In the affidavit, deputies describe watching surveillance video from the gas station, which appears to show Ponce hanging out outside the restrooms before following a woman inside. <\/p>\n
Snippets from the surveillance video were then shared on the popular social media account @therealfitfamelpaso. <\/p>\n
WATCH:<\/p>\n
Surveillance video of alleged “peeping tom.” Credit: FitFam<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Deputies stated that they recognized Ponce, noting that he worked at the El Cometa on 9529 Viscount Blvd. in East El Paso. <\/p>\n
With the suspect identified, deputies said they ran a history check on Ponce, learning about four more incidents allegedly involving Ponce doing the same thing in other public restrooms, twice in the same restaurant. <\/p>\n
Previous incidents<\/p>\n
The affidavit alleges that on Dec. 10, 2025, and March 30, 2025, two incidents were reported at the restaurant Rudy’s located at 7970 Gateway East Blvd. in the Lower Valley. <\/p>\n
Following the most recent incident at the Circle K, investigators met with some of the victims. <\/p>\n
In the affidavit, investigators describe their conversation with the manager of Rudy’s. <\/p>\n
She alleges that she was inside a stall in the restroom when she spotted Ponce looking at her through the crack by the wall.<\/p>\n
“Hey, somebody is in here,” the victim recalls saying before chasing after him; however, she said that by the time she stepped out, Ponce had left the restaurant. <\/p>\n
The manager also told investigators that she saved the surveillance video from that day in case Ponce ever came back, and she alleges that he did some months later and did the same thing to another woman. <\/p>\n
This time, the victim, who was 18 years old, was reportedly in the restroom recording a “TikTok” video when she saw a cellphone flash as if someone was taking photo or video of her. <\/p>\n
On Dec. 8, 2019, the affidavit alleges that Ponce went into the women’s restroom at the Starr Western Wear store located at 750 Sunland Park Dr. and recorded a woman. <\/p>\n
On August 4, 2017, the affidavit alleges Ponce was cited for going into the women’s restroom at 4849 N. Mesa St. and peeping into a stall. <\/p>\n
Questions<\/p>\n
It is unclear what happened in the investigations surrounding those previous incidents at Rudy’s. <\/p>\n
The cases were opened by the El Paso Police Department, but according to the affidavit, investigators found that they were inactive.<\/p>\n
According to the affidavit, the investigator reached out to EPPD to adopt the case where Ponce allegedly recorded the woman inside the Rudy’s restaurant. <\/p>\n
KFOX14\/CBS4 reached out to EPPD to learn why the cases were inactive. And while police couldn’t comment on the cases, an EPPD spokesperson told us that when a case is “inactive,” it doesn’t mean it’s closed, but just that, for various reasons, like lack of information, the investigation has been paused. <\/p>\n
Below is EPPD’s full statement:<\/p>\n
An inactive case is not a closed case, and there can be many reasons why a case is inactive. I can’t tell you the exact reason for the cases you are inquiring about, however some reasons could be that the investigator has paused the investigation pending more leads, there may not be enough workable information to make an arrest, all potential investigative steps have already been explored and sometimes there is limited cooperation from complainants or witnesses.Again, this is just in general and not specifically to the cases you are inquiring about. What’s next?<\/p>\n
Jail records show Ponce was booked into the El Paso County Downtown Jail on Tuesday, where he was charged with two counts of voyeurism and one count of invasive visual recording.<\/p>\n
According to jail records, Ponce remains in jail under a combined bond of $320,000.<\/p>\n
Court records show a bond hearing is scheduled for Ponce for Thursday morning. <\/p>\n
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