SEX OFFENDER ON MOST WANTED LIST CAUGHT IN ATTIC
3850 Justice El Paso, TX 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
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Release Date / Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:45 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (LOWER VALLEY PATROL)
EVENT: SEX OFFENDER ON MOST WANTED LIST CAUGHT IN ATTIC
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 700 block of Delilah El Paso County, TX
DATE / TIME: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 7:00 AM
RESULT: FUGITIVE ARRESTED
El Paso County, TX- Early Tuesday morning 11-03-09 at about 7:00 AM, Sheriff's Deputies received information on the whereabouts of a WANTED FUGITIVE. Information provided to Deputies gave the location of wanted fugitive RICARDO ORDONEZ who was wanted on a criminal warrant for SEXUAL ASSAULT. The tip led Deputies to a residence in the 700 block of Delilah in Socorro, TX. Deputies made contact with the homeowner and obtained consent to search the home. While searching the home, Deputies observed a piece of furniture directly under the access door to the attic & noticed the attic door was pushed open. Deputies climbed into the attic and observed ORDONEZ lying under a mountain of insulation in an attempt to conceal himself. A brief standoff ensued in which ORDONEZ asked to be shot because he would rather die than go back to prison. After several verbal commands, ORDONEZ agreed to come out and was taken into custody in the attic without further incident
Two marijuana plants were also found in plain view inside the home. ORDONEZ claimed 
ownership of the plants and was also charged with POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. ORDONEZ was featured as one of the Sheriff's Office Most Wanted on the August 2, 2009.
CAPTURED:
RICARDO ORDONEZ (31)
CHARGES:
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SEXUAL ASSAULT - $50,000 BOND
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POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA- $5,000 BOND
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SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER (10 YEARS)- $20,000 BOND
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
NO OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED AT THIS TIME.
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.