(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has confirmed the arrest of a man after finding him with a stolen truck, with methamphetamine and children inside with him.
On Monday, Sept. 29, around 10:30 p.m., EPSO deputies were performing a routine patrol close to the Econolodge Hotel near the entrance of Peterson Space Force Base. EPSO considers this a high-intensity patrol location due to persistent instances of car theft, weapons offenses, and narcotics-related crime.
During the patrol, EPSO members saw a man in a black shirt near a truck matching the description of a stolen 1992 Ford F-150 pickup. When more deputies arrived, the man, now identified as 31-year-old Jonathan Madrid, got into the truck and tried to leave.
To prevent his escape, deputies blocked Madrid off with a patrol car, flashing their emergency lights. This is when EPSO saw a woman and two children inside the F-150. Madrid still tried to drive past the patrol car in front of him, prompting deputies to use a Tactical Intervention Maneuver to block him in…