Man arrested for evading arrest across state line, prompting lockdown at Anthony City Hall, area schools

UPDATE (April 20, 2026) -- El Paso police announced Monday it arrested a 28-year-old man for evading arrest with a vehicle Friday.

According to EPPD, Miguel Angel Anchondo refused to comply when officers tried to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and S Mesa Hills Drive in El Paso. Police asked the Texas Department of Public Safety for assistance.

Achondo drove into New Mexico, which prompted more law enforcement agencies to help apprehend him, including the Anthony Police Department, Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police and the Las Cruces Marshals Office, EPPD said.

Law enforcement apprehended Achondo in New Mexico and extradited him to El Paso. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $30,000 bond.

UPDATE (8:12 p.m.) -- The Chief of Police for the Anthony Police Department, Aurora Hernandez, posted that the "situation has been addressed." Two individuals are now in the custody of law enforcement.

The Chief assures the community "there is no ongoing threat to the public."

The Anthony Police Department assisted the El Paso Police after a felony warrant suspect fled from El Paso Police, crossed state lines, and barricaded himself in Anthony, New Mexico Friday afternoon.

The response and investigation includes members of the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office and New Mexico State Police.

UPDATE (5:01 p.m.) -- Officers attempted a traffic stop in Texas, and the subject evaded into New Mexico, Detective Judy Oviedo said.

ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Anthony City Hall in New Mexico lifted a lockdown following a law enforcement situation involving the El Paso Police Department Friday.

In a Facebook post, the City of Anthony said the lockdown was a precautionary measure.

ABC-7 reached out to the Gadsden Independent School District, which confirmed three of its campuses went under a secure hold at the direction of law enforcement due to activity in the area. The district said the secure hold has been lifted and no students and staff were involved.

The district said the following campuses were on a precautionary secure hold: Anthony Pre-K, Anthony Elementary School and Loma Linda Elementary School.

ABC-7 reached out to El Paso police to learn more and sent a crew to the scene. Check back for updates.