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Man wanted out of El Paso for assault arrested in New Mexico

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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso man wanted out of El Paso for aggravated assault has been arrested in New Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Authorities said 25-year-old George Gilbert Marez was wanted out of El Paso for offenses of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Thursday, the Southwest Investigative Fugitive Taskforce found and apprehended Marez near the intersection of Wyoming Boulevard and Candelaria Road in Albuquerque.

Marez booked into the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, jail records show, where he awaits extradition back to Texas.

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