MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PG 1 ON DONIPHAN RD.

EL PASO, TEXAS – On March 3rd, 2023, at approximately 6:30 a.m. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies assigned to the Northwest Patrol Station were dispatched to the intersection of Doniphan and FM259, El Paso County, TX., in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies met with the reporter, who pointed out a vehicle parked outside a business at the 7100 block of Doniphan. The reporter told the deputies he had heard and observed gunshots being fired from the vehicle while he was in Anthony, New Mexico, and followed the vehicle into Texas. Further investigation revealed that the occupants of the vehicle were in possession of methamphetamine, stolen property, and firearms, including an assault rifle and handgun.

New Mexico authorities investigating the shots fired incident in New Mexico were notified. The subjects were identified as 27-year-old Fernando Hernandez Jr., 21-year-old Brandon Rivas, and 28-year-old Julio Cesar Balderrama. The three offenders were taken into custody and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under the following charges: Rivas, Brandon: Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 – (Bond $30,000.00), and Unlawful Carry – (Bond $10,000.00); Hernandez, Fernando: Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 – (PR BOND $3,000.00); Balderrama, Julio: Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 – (Bond 20,000.00).

Hernandez, Fernando

Balderrama, Julio

Rivas, Brandon