El Paso police arrest Nissan sports car driver suspected of running from cops

A sports car driver accused of repeatedly fleeing from El Paso police, including nearly hitting a police sergeant with his car, has been arrested, court officials said.

Luis Alberto Ruiz Jr., 21, was arrested following a tip identifying him to Crime Stoppers of El Paso after the case was featured as a Crime of the Week earlier this month, an assistant district attorney said at a Sunday, April 27, teleconference bond hearing for Ruiz.

Ruiz was arrested on charges of aggravated assault against a public servant plus two felony counts of evading arrest with a vehicle, El Paso County Jail records showed…

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