MAN LEADS DEPUTIES ON CAR CHASE / POT FOUND IN VEHICLE / DRIVER ARRESTED
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
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Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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Release Date / Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:35 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL DIVISION
EVENT: Man leads Deputies on vehicle chase / narcotics found / driver arrested
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: Sparks Area
DATE / TIME: Monday, 07-13-09 7:15 PM
RESULT: Arrest Made
SPARKS- On Monday 07-13-09 at 7:15 PM, Sheriff’s Deputies were patrolling the Sparks approaching intersection of Harnose and Peyton & noticed a white passenger car driven by a male subject (sole occupant) drive by them. Deputies noticed the driver was not wearing his seat belt so they conducted a U turn & attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the said vehicle. The driver of the car refused to pull over leading Deputies on a chase for several blocks. The driver finally pulled over at the intersection of Bryn Mawr & Grand River. Upon making contact with the driver, Deputies asked the driver why he did not stop & he stated; "Because I have warrants".
Deputies confirmed the driver had 4 outstanding SO traffic warrants & placed him under arrest for those warrants as well as EVADING DETENTION / ARREST W/ VEHICLE. While conducting an inventory search of the vehicle, Deputies found glass container with a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. A field test produced positive results on the substance as being marijuana. An additional charge of POSSESSION of MARIJUANA was placed on the driver who later stated he did not stop because he wanted to get rid of the marijuana.
The driver was identified as ANTHONY PIERRE DELGADO (25) of the 12900 block of Grand River El Paso County, TX.
ARRESTED:
ANTHONY PIERRE DELGADO (25)
CHARGES:
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EVADING DETENTION / ARREST W/ VEHICLE- $2,500 BOND
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POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA u/ 2 oz.- $300 BOND
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4 TRAFFIC WARRANTS- $869.00 FINE
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.