Crime

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies arrested a 22-year-old man after he was wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery charge, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. On Monday, deputies received information about Justin Ray Chavez’ location. They found him on the 12300 block of Campo Bello Drive off Camino De La Rosa

UPDATE (June 2, 2026) — A lost cell phone led to the identification of Heriberto Chavez as a suspect of a murder involving a dumpster fire. ABC-7 obtained the arrest affidavit detailing how police traced the phone to Chavez. On May 29, El Paso firefighters put out a fire behind the Kelly Center for Hunger

HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) –One person was sent to a hospital and another was arrested after a crash in Horizon City Sunday night, police said. Horizon City Police said at 10:04 p.m., officers went to the crash on the 15000 block of Horizon Boulevard, not too far from Horizon High School. Police said someone went

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former candidate for El Paso City Council, District 5, was arrested on charges including indecency with a child, possession of child pornography and child sexual assault, according to jail records. An arrest affidavit for Sean Austin Orr said he was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old child between February

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged for allegedly crashing into an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office patrol unit, EPCSO said Thursday. The sheriff’s office also said the man drove while intoxicated. The sheriff’s office said deputies used a patrol unit with its emergency lights on to block Montana Avenue

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 37-year-old man was arrested during a traffic stop and charged for sexual contact with a child, according to the El Paso County Constable Office of Hector Bernal, Precinct Three. Wednesday, a sergeant with the constable’s office saw Ryan Henry Falvey driving a car. The sergeant knew Falvey was wanted

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged for allegedly using a drone to stalk someone, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. On May 23, deputies went to the 500 block of Paseo Modesto Drive near Darrington Road in Far East El Paso for a family violence call. EPCSO

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, the El Paso Sector Border Patrol said its Targeting Unit, Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested two alleged Tren de Aragua Members. On X, El Paso Sector Border Patrol said the agencies had a targeted operation that led to the two arrests. The members were in

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it charged a 21-year-old man for allegedly trespassing a middle school in Canutillo Thursday. EPCSO said deputies found Roberto Federico Perez at Jose J. Alderete Middle School after it closed. Deputies told him he’s not allowed on school property. EPCSO said he ran

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 38-year-old man died while in-custody at the El Paso County Jail Annex, according to a death report from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. According to documents, 38-year-old Edward Thomas Moore had been in the jail annex since Sept. 11, 2025 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, interfere with

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso jury sentenced a 47-year-old man to 33 years in prison Thursday for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Kevin Jerome Wood’s case started in January 2022, District Attorney James Montoya’s Office said Friday. The victim told their mother Woods sexually abused them when they

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso woman pleaded guilty to murdering her husband and received a 20-year prison sentence, according to court records. Court records show Martinez pleaded guilty May 13. In December 2023, Luz Elena Martinez reportedly told police she shot her husband, Jose Luis Avalos Reyes after he attacked her. Crimes