Juarez teen apprehended after pursuit ends in High Ridge neighborhood
Update (3:00 PM): Texas DPS officials say that the pursuit ended with troopers arresting Juarez resident Gabriel Villa, 18. The department released the following statement providing the details of the arrest.
"Preliminary investigation shows that today, Monday, June 30, 2025, at around 10:20 a.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper attempted to stop a blue Ford Explorer on State Loop 375 near Coles Street for a registration violation. The driver, later identified as 18-year-old Gabriel Villa from Juarez, Mexico, did not stop for the traffic stop and fled away from the trooper. Villa continued to flee DPS Troopers and made several traffic violations in the duration of the pursuit. After turning into the Walmart parking lot near Resler Drive, Villa stopped the vehicle at Quail Cove Court and fled on foot into a nearby backyard, where he was apprehended. There were eight passengers also found in the Ford and were released to U.S. Border Patrol. Villa was taken into custody by the DPS Criminal Investigations Division (CID). The investigation is ongoing. No further details are available at this time."
Update (12:00 PM): Texas DPS officials confirm that Troopers were in pursuit in the High Ridge area. ABC-7 viewers have sent in doorbell camera footage of the end of that pursuit, which appears to show a large number of law enforcement officials focused on the end of a cul-de-sac.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An ABC-7 viewer sent in a video that shows a helicopter flying low over the High Ridge neighborhood in West El Paso.
The neighborhood is located west of Franklin High School.
You can watch the video below:
The emblem on the side of the aircraft identifies it as being a Customs and Border Protection helicopter.
This is a developing story, check back for more updates.
