By César G. Rodriguez
THE ZAPATA TIMES
A man led deputies in a high-speed chase through Zapata after a failed traffic stop last week, according Zapata County Sheriff’s Department officials.
Deputies arrested Luis Enrique Garza Cisneros, 28, on charges of evading arrest detention with vehicle, evading arrest, resisting arrest and reckless driving. After booking, he was transported to Zapata Regional Jail and held in lieu of a $40,000 bond.
A deputy initiated a traffic stop at about 11:23 p.m. May 14 on a white pickup at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and U.S. 83.
Sgt. Mario Elizondo said the deputy asked the driver, identified by the sheriff’s department as Garza Cisneros, to step out of the truck several times. The man did not comply.
The man suddenly shifted gears and sped off, according to Elizondo.
“He drove away from the traffic stop initiating a chase,” Elizondo added, noting the alleged offender drove into the streets of the neighborhoods off U.S. 83.
Elizondo said the man disregarded several stop signs and lost control of his vehicle, almost colliding with a couple of vehicles on the road.
He added the deputy witnessed the vehicle moving at up to 100 mph.
Garza Cisneros stopped at the intersection of U.S. 83 and 23rd Avenue. He left the vehicle and ran toward a residence in the 2300 block of Iturbide Street, which deputies said was his home.
“He was hiding in the attic inside the residence,” Elizondo said. “The subject was uncooperative but deputies were able to subdue the subject and arrest him.”
(César G. Rodriguez may be reached at 728-2568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)
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