ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas – A man wanted out of Bexar County on multiple charges was arrested following a chase in Atascosa County, according to the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Ruben Garcia, 31, of Del Valle, Texas, was wanted for aggravated assault and numerous theft charges, sheriff’s deputies said.
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Authorities spotted Garcia in Jourdanton driving a Jeep that had recently been stolen in San Antonio, according to the sheriff’s office. When deputies initiated a traffic stop near the northern edge of Jourdanton, Garcia fled the scene.
Atascosa County deputies chased Garcia near State Highway 173 and Fern Hollow Drive, where Garcia crashed through a fence and fled on foot, the sheriff’s office said.
“While deputies combed the brush in this rural area of the county, Garcia approached a private residence and was confronted by an armed homeowner who held Garcia at gunpoint and called law enforcement,” the sheriff’s office said in a social media post.
Garcia was taken into custody and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading in a motor vehicle, evading on foot and criminal mischief in addition to his existing Bexar County warrants, the sheriff’s office said.
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