Suspect crashes into ECSO unit amid high speed chase, one arrested
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A high speed chase in Ector County ended in arrest Tuesday evening, Sheriff Mike Griffis said.
According to the sheriff, deputies received a call about a person believed to be in possession of drugs. The suspect was spotted on Highway 385 and a police pursuit ensued.
The chase ended when the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Carlos Omar Moreno, crashed into an ECSO vehicle and the proceeded to physically fight a deputy. While searching the vehicle, deputies reportedly found cocaine.
Moreno, who was wearing a GPS ankle monitor from a previous arrest, was subdued and taken into custody. Griffis said he faces multiple charges, including evading arrest, a third-degree felony; more charges are pending.
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