{"id":917,"date":"2025-10-13T19:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/917\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T19:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:31:06","slug":"man-arrested-for-dumping-rocks-in-el-paso-desert-epcso-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/917\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for dumping rocks in El Paso desert: EPCSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"http:\/\/ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A 21-year-old man was recently arrested after he dumped 21 cement rocks in a desert area, according to the El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office (EPCSO).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday, Oct. 10, deputies responded to the 200 block of Farnborough Street about a report of illegal dumping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Upon arrival, deputies met with the reporting party, who stated that a man had been seen dumping rocks into a nearby desert area. The man, later identified as 21-year-old Carlos A. Moreno, was later located at a nearby construction site, where deputies saw cement debris matching that found in the desert, according to EPCSO.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Carlos A. Moreno, 21\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"353\" height=\"440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/493421e924b9a1db15d9bc03bebefbcd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carlos A. Moreno, 21<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Further investigation revealed that Moreno had unlawfully dumped 21 cement rocks, totaling around 14.85 cubic feet of debris, according to EPCSO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moreno was arrested and charged with illegal dumping. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a $1,500 bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Sheriff\u2019s Office has zero tolerance for illegal dumping,\u201d said Sheriff Oscar Ugarte. \u201cWe are committed to protecting our environment and preserving the beauty of our community. Individuals found responsible for polluting our county will be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 A 21-year-old man was recently arrested after he dumped 21 cement rocks in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1567,1056,1057,138,140,139,1054,1568],"class_list":["post-917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-a-moreno","tag-carlos-a-moreno","tag-desert-area","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-illegal-dumping","tag-nearby-desert-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917","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=917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}