Man arrested on warrant after resisting El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 29-year-old man was arrested after resisting deputies when they attempted to arrest him for an active warrant for assaulting a pregnant person, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.

On Friday, Aug. 29, deputies in the Northwest Patrol Station responded to a disturbance call in the 7100 block of Kayla Drive in Canutillo.

Upon arrival, deputies made contact with 29-year-old Angel Geovanny Martinez.During the investigation, deputies learned Martinez had an active warrant for assault on apregnant person. When deputies attempted to place him under arrest, Martinez physicallyresisted and ignored “repeated loud verbal commands” from deputies, the Sheriff’s Office.After a brief struggle, deputies were able to gain control of Martinez and take him intocustody, the Sheriff’s Office said…

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