| September 14, 2023 El Paso, Texas – UPDATE – On September 13, 2023, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies from the Peter John Herrera Patrol Station Criminal Investigations Targeted Response Unit (CITRU) received information of two active criminal warrants on 36-year-old Armando Bejarano Jr. for Theft of Vehicle and Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle. Bejarano is known to have an extensive criminal history involving thefts of motor vehicles and evading in the El Paso County area. CITRU deputies and agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) made contact at 720 Fray Vargas Road in El Paso County and located Bejarano. Bejarano was taken into custody without further incident and was subsequently booked into the El Paso County Jail with a total bond of $35,000.00. El Paso, Texas - On August 20, 2023, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies from the East Montana Patrol Station were dispatched to a call reference to a theft of a vehicle in the Horizon area. Throughout further investigation, Deputies discovered that unknown subjects took the reporter’s ATV (Can-Am) without effective consent. Throughout further investigation, Detectives from the Peter John Herrera Patrol Station determined Bejarano was responsible for depriving the reporter of the Can-Am. El Paso, Texas - On August 10, 2023, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies from the Peter John Herrera Patrol Station were dispatched to a call reference a theft of a vehicle in the San Elizario area. Throughout further investigation, Deputies from the Peter John Herrera Patrol Station Criminal Investigations Targeted Response Unit (CITRU) observed Bejarano possessing the reporter’s ATV without effective consent in the Horizon area. CITRU Deputies attempted a traffic stop on Bejarano; however, they refused to stop and fled in the ATV. CITRU Deputies generated a warrant for evading arrest/detention with a motor vehicle and was later arrested on August 22, 2023. Bejarano posted a bond and was released on August 23, 2023. 
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