DEPUTIES ARREST WANTED FELON ALONG WITH ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2223
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date & Time: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:00 PM
WHO: EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (UPPER VALLEY PATROL DIVISION)
WHAT: DEPUTIES ARREST WANTED FELON ALONG WITH ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD
WHEN: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 7:00 AM
WHERE: 1300 block of MALMO WESTWAY, TX
WHY: ARRESTS MADE
WESTWAY, TX- Early Tuesday morning 02-24-09 at about 7:00 AM, Sheriff’s Deputies were attempting to locate a WANTED FELON at a residence in the 1300 block of Malmo Westway, TX. Deputies were looking for wanted subject RODOLFO CUELLAR (18) who was wanted on 2 counts of Aggravated Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon.
Deputies met with the suspects father, mother & girlfriend at the residence and explained the reason they were there. All claimed not to have seen the wanted subject in some time and told Deputies he was not present at the residence. Consent to search the residence was sought and obtained. Deputies began to search the residence and while doing so heard noises coming from a bedroom. Deputies located the wanted subject hiding in a bedroom closet where he was arrested without incident.
Wanted subject RODOLFO CUELLAR (18) was taken into custody. The family members who tried to hide the suspect were also subsequently arrested for Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution. All are from the 1300 block of Malmo Westway, TX.
CAPTURED FELON:
RODOLFO CUELLAR (18)
CHARGE: 2 COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT w/ DEADLY WEAPON - $50,000 BOND
ARRESTED FOR HINDERING APPREHENSION OR PROSECUTION
JORGE CUELLAR (49)
$4,000 BOND | MARIA CUELLAR (47) 
$4,000 BOND |
ERICA SALDIVAR (17)
$4,000 BOND |
Background on case:
(Courtesy: EL Paso County Sheriff’s Office News Release Archives - Jan. 16, 2009)
Thursday night 01-15-09 at about 7:15 PM, Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to the 900 block Antelope, Westway, TX 79835 in reference to a shooting. Deputies arrived and immediately made contact with the Reporters / Victims.
After a brief investigation, it was learned the Victims had been involved in a verbal argument with other individuals (suspects) at an undisclosed location. Shortly after the initial argument, the suspects drove to the Victims’ home where they allegedly shot several rounds towards the victims who were standing outside the house.
No one was hurt or struck by any bullets, however, several neighbors / witnesses confirmed hearing gunshots. Deputies immediately canvassed the area searching for the suspects involved.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.