The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has reported the arrest of a theft suspect in Northwest El Paso. The incident occurred on Tuesday, according to a social media post by El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte. Deputies responded to a report of an ongoing theft at a business on Doniphan Drive, where they encountered Ismael Soria Zamarripa, 36, allegedly purloining a sizable quantity of automotive transmissions.
Deputies made contact with Zamarripa, who was found on the premises without authorization from the owner, and the investigation revealed that he had unlawfully taken 18 automotive transmissions with an estimated total value of $14,400. He was taken into custody without incident. Zamarripa has been booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility, facing charges of Theft of Property valued at more than $2,500 but less than $30,000, and Criminal Trespass, as noted by El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte.
The bonds for the charges against Zamarripa have been set, amounting to $10,000 for the theft and an additional $100 for the criminal trespass. This exceeds the minimum threshold for felony theft in Texas, which elevates the seriousness of the allegations against him. The business from which the transmissions were stolen has not been named.
