According to KTSM 9 News, a 71-year-old man wanted on warrants alleging sex crimes against a child was taken into custody in San Elizario on Tuesday morning after he drove his car directly onto the property where a deputy was searching for him. Mario Esparza Montes now faces two warrants tied to allegations of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and indecency with a child by sexual contact, with a combined bond of $350,000.
According to KTSM 9 News, the arrest happened shortly after 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, when a constable deputy with the El Paso County Constable's Office for Precinct Six was conducting a warrant assignment at a residence in the 13000 block of Bugambrilia in San Elizario. The deputy had gone there attempting to locate Esparza Montes, but a person inside the home told the deputy he was not there.
A Car Pulls In While Deputy Is Still on Scene
While the deputy was still speaking with the person at the residence, a car drove onto the property, the station's report states. The driver turned out to be Esparza Montes himself, and he was taken into custody without incident, according to the same account.
Esparza Montes was then booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility, with a reported total bond of $350,000, according to KFOX14/CBS4.
