Man Arrested After Evading Sheriff’s Deputy
El Paso, Texas – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man on drug charges after he led them on a chase.
Luis Victor Leos, 32, of the 1400 block of Tula Court in San Elizario, was arrested for evading arrest with a vehicle and possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). He remains at the El Paso County Detention Facility.
At about 9 p.m. Thursday, a sheriff’s deputy patrolling the 12100 block of Socorro Road saw a Chevrolet Lumina exit an apartment complex at a high rate of speed. The deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle but the driver refused to stop.
A pursuit ensued onto Glorietta Rd. During the chase, the driver allegedly began throwing beer cans out the driver side window. The pursuit continued a few miles as the vehicle entered a long dirt driveway leading to Leos’ residence.
Leos was arrested at his home. A search of the car found several open and unopened containers of alcohol in a plastic bag that also contained a powdery substance, sheriff’s officials said.The substance later tested positive for cocaine.
