DEADLY CONDUCT – DISCHARGE FIREARM – CHANDLER ARTEAGA

September 29, 2021

El Paso, Texas - On September 28, 2021, approximately 1:00 pm, El Paso County Sheriff's Office Deputies from the Northwest Patrol Station were dispatched to the block of 7800 Kiely Road in reference to deadly conduct in progress. Witnesses informed Sheriff’s Office that their neighbor was recklessly discharging a shotgun from his backyard towards a residential area.

Deputies along with Northwest Criminal Investigations Division Detectives, Justice of the Peace 1, and Justice of the Peace 7 Constables arrived to find out the subject was trying to dispose of the shotgun and casings. The items were found in the desert area. The subject was subsequently located and taken into custody for Deadly Conduct without incident.

The subject was identified as Chandler Arteaga, 29 years of age.