EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) participated in a multi-agency operation aimed at combating auto theft through law enforcement, which resulted in the recovery of personal identification belonging to more than 120 victims.
EPSO identified two suspects involved in the case: 47-year-old Juanita Martinez and 29-year-old Justin Stroup. According to EPSO, Stroup pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years, and Martinez pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years.
EPSO states that back in April 2024, deputies attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop. They later learned that the same driver, in a black Toyota FJ Cruiser with no license plates, had also refused to stop for the Colorado Springs Police Department multiple times…