El Paso County Sheriff's Office
3850 Justice Rd. El Paso TX 79938 (915) 538-2217
Public Affairs Section
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / Public Affairs Section
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
WHO: El Paso County Sheriff's Office- Patrol Division
WHAT: Escape Suspect / Accomplice Caught
WHERE: Multi-Use Sanction Facility 1700 Horizon Blvd. El Paso, County, TX
WHEN: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:41 p.m.
WHY: Investigation Continues
Background:
On 01-12-08 at 2:41 p.m. Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to the area of Horizon & I-10 in reference to an escape in progress. Command Staff from the Multi-Use Facility were reporting to SO Dispatch Operators advising of an inmate from that facility escaping in a green Ford Escort with the help of a second subject (brother of escapee).
Incoming reports advised subjects had just assaulted officers at the MUF during visitation and fled outside to the get away vehicle and drove away. Officers attempted to block exit but were unsuccessful.
After an exhaustive search of the area, Deputies located the suspect vehicle on I-10 west exiting the Lee Trevino exit. Patrol units attempted to conduct traffic stop on Escort but the driver would not stop. Sheriff's Office Patrol units initiated a vehicle pursuit travelling northbound on Lee Trevino. The suspect vehicle pulled into & stopped at the Fairview Apt complex located at the 1700 block of Lee Trevino. Both subjects exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Pursuing Deputies were able to take driver (escapee's brother) into custody after a brief foot chase and gave description of second subject. After a brief search of the area by several SO Patrol units & a Constable unit, the escapee was spotted running on foot jumping a fence to a local restaurant. The subject was apprehended after he jumped the fence again back into the apartment complex.
The subjects were arrested and charged with multiple offenses.
Subject #1 (Escapee) was identified as 20 year-old Jesus Garcia of El Paso, TX.
Subject #2 (Accomplice-brother of Jesus) was identified as 18 year-old Joel Garcia of El Paso, TX.
(Escapee) Jesus Garcia (DOB: 01-04-88)
Jesus Garcia was charged with the following & he remains at the El Paso County Detention facility:
Assault on a Public Servant -$2,500 Bond
Resisting Arrest- $750 Bond
Escape- $2,500 Bond
Evading Arrest (on foot)- $750 Bond
(Accomplice-brother of Jesus) Joel Garcia (DOB: 11-21-89)
Joel Garcia was charged with the following & he also remains at the El Paso County Detention Facility:
(2) counts of Aggravated Assault w/ deadly weapon (vehicle)- $1,500 Bond each count ($3000 total)
Evading Arrest w/ motor vehicle- $1,500 Bond
Permitting / Facilitating Escape- $1,500 Bond
"Great response times from patrolmen along with very detailed information put out from SO Operators thru MUF Command Staff was the key to these captures" said Deputy J. Tovar- Public Affairs Section.