{"id":431535,"date":"2026-09-10T08:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431535\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:42:16","slug":"bodycam-suspect-tells-el-paso-sheriff-deputies-he-led-them-on-a-chase-because-he-as-bored-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431535\/","title":{"rendered":"BODYCAM: Suspect tells El Paso Sheriff deputies he led them on a chase because he as bored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 25-year-old was arrested Saturday after he allegedly tried to outrun the law during a traffic stop because he was bored and needed to &#8220;feel something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Christian Esparza was arrested when deputies said they saw him driving a blue Audi Q7 going east fast near the 14900 block of Montana Avenue at around 2:59 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff&#8217;s Office said deputies tried to pull over Esparza, but allegedly he ignored their commands and continued speeding, heading east.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies said they caught Esparza after he allegedly lost control of the car and entered a deserted area, damaging the Audi&#8217;s front bumper. <\/p>\n<p>As the bodycam shows, after the crash, Esparza was ordered to climb out of the car at gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/news\/crime-news\/el-paso-man-indicted-accused-of-trying-to-run-over-a-bike-cop-during-traffic-stop?src=linl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso man indicted; accused of trying to run over a bike cop during traffic stop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When asked why he ran, Esparza can be heard saying, <\/p>\n<p>The rush, I guess, I need to feel something. It&#8217;s just boring.<\/p>\n<p>Esparza can also be heard saying that he should&#8217;ve kept going instead of trying to turn and lose control.<\/p>\n<p>It would&#8217;ve been fun; I would&#8217;ve gotten home&#8230; F*** it.WATCH BODYCAM:<\/p>\n<p><p>BODYCAM: Smiling suspect tells El Paso Sheriff deputies he allegedly tried to outrun the law during a traffic stop, just because he was bored and needed to feel something. Credit: EPCSO<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, no injuries were reported during the chase. <\/p>\n<p>According to jail records, Esparza was booked into the El Paso County Downtown jail, where he was charged with evading arrest\/detention with a vehicle and bond was set at $1,500.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records also show Esparza was released from jail on Monday after posting a surety bond.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/news\/crime-news\/el-paso-bartender-wanted-on-dwi-charges-arrested-at-the-bar-where-she-works?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso bartender wanted on DWI charges arrested at the bar where she works<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 25-year-old was arrested Saturday after he allegedly tried to outrun the law&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-431535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}