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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Affidavit provides new details in Tuesday night police chase
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa Police Department report has revealed new details in what led to a police chase Tuesday evening that ended in the arrest of 21-year-old Carlos Omar Moreno. Moreno has been charged with Evading Arrest and Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, but more charges are pending, Sheriff Mike Griffis said. According to OPD, on May 13, undercover officers identified Moreno as a person involved in the distribution of cocaine through the social media platform Instagram and arranged for a narcotics purchase. Moreno reportedly agreed to meet at a gas station in the 1600 block of S Grant Avenue and told undercover agents he would be driving a white Chevrolet Impala. At the gas station, investigators saw a white Chevrolet Impala and initiated a traffic stop. Investigators said Moreno drove away from the scene and refused to pull over. A short time later, deputies with the Ector County Sheriff's Office saw the Impala on Highway 385 and began to follow him; a police chase ended on 385 after Moreno crashed his vehicle, Griffis said. After the crash, Moreno reportedly tried to fight with ECSO deputies before he was subdued and detained. OPD said that a search of Moreno's vehicle uncovered several small baggies of cocaine, 21.4 grams in all, which was consistent with undercover agent's suspicions that he was involved in selling cocaine. Further investigation revealed that Moreno was wearing a GPS monitor as part of his pre-trial supervision for an arrest in April of 2024 when he was charged with three counts of Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Possession with Intent to Promote Child Pornography. According to previous reports, last April, troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety pulled Moreno over and found a 14-year-old girl in the vehicle with him. While speaking with an agent, Moreno reportedly admitted to having sex with the young teen on multiple occasions and a cell phone search revealed a video engaging in sex acts with the girl. Moreno was released on a $200,000 bond in connection with that case and was awaiting trial when he was arrested Tuesday night. Jail records showed Moreno remained in the Ector County Law Enforcement Center as of Wednesday afternoon and a new bond has not been set. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
