According to the Presidio County Sheriff's Office, the plane crashed north of the Presidio International Airport, located near the U.S.-Mexico border, KVIA-TV reported. Name: Hernandez, Saul, Date of Arrest: 01/01/21, Charge: No Driver's License, Name: Gates, Barry, Date of Arrest: 01/02/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Varner, Samantha, Date of Arrest: 01/04/21, Charge: Criminal Trespass, Name: Hanovinikian, Joseph, Date of Arrest: 01/04/21, Charge: Criminal Trespass, Name: Montoya-Perez, Ivan, Date of Arrest: 01/16/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Ibarra, Joel, Date of Arrest: 01/17/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Acosta, Vivian, Date of Arrest: 01/19/21, Charge: Terroristic Threat, Name: Mauzy, Van, Date of Arrest: 01/21/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Name: Baeza, Juan, Date of Arrest: 01/25/21, Charge: Parole Violation, Name: Ervies-Lopez, Alonso, Date of Arrest: 01/23/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Lujan-Castillo, Jose, Date of Arrest: 01/26/21, Charge: Aggravated Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Name: Deval-Sanchez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 01/28/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Shaddox, Michael, Date of Arrest: 01/28/21, Charge: Sale of Alcohol to Minors, Name: Lujan, Gilberto, Date of Arrest: 01/27/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Padilla, Manuel, Date of Arrest: 01/29/21, Charge: Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon, Name: Simpson, Charles, Date of Arrest: 01/30/21, Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Injury to Family Member, Name: Simpson, Rita, Date of Arrest: 01/30/21, Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Injury to Family Member, Name: Delgado, Cesar, Date of Arrest: 01/30/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Larremore, James, Date of Arrest: 01/31/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Warrant Service, Name: McDaniel, Kevin, Date of Arrest: 01/30/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Rebollar, Raul Sr., Date of Arrest: 01/31/21, Charge: Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Name: Torres, Samson, Date of Arrest: 01/30/21, Charge: Burglary of Building, Name: Maradiaga, Moises, Date of Arrest: 02/01/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Bojorquez, Hermul, Date of Arrest: 02/03/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Stokes, Kalysa, Date of Arrest: 02/08/21, Charge: Theft of Property, Name: Liceaga, Jacqueline, Date of Arrest: 02/12/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Nunez, Anthony, Date of Arrest: 02/18/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Navarro, Erica, Date of Arrest: 02/20/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Juarez-Valencia, Jonathan, Date of Arrest: 02/21/21, Charge: Unlawful Transport of Person for Pecuniary Benefit, 6 counts, Name: Escobar, Humberto, Date of Arrest: 02/24/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Crofton, Harry IV, Date of Arrest: 02/26/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Ramos-Hernandez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 03/01/21, Charge: Manufacture/Delivery of Heroin, Name: Escalante, Angel Jr., Date of Arrest: 03/04/21, Charge: Probation Revocation, Name: Chavez-Hernandez, Alejandro, Date of Arrest: 03/11/21, Charge: Assault Family Member, Injury to a Child, Name: Olivas, Raul, Date of Arrest: 03/15/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Garcia-Reyes, Jorge, Date of Arrest: 03/16/21, Charge: Forgery, Name: Luna, Fabian, Date of Arrest: 03/20/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Warrant Service- Burglary of Vehicle, Name: Urias, Justin, Date of Arrest: 03/20/21, Charge: Warrant Service- Credit Card Abuse, Name: Garcia-Moren, Efrain, Date of Arrest: 03/20/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated with Open Container, Name: Flores, Carlos, Date of Arrest: 03/24/21, Charge: Warrant Service- Reckless Driving, Name: Vidal, Andrew, Date of Arrest: 03/24/21, Charge: Failure to Appear, Warrant Service- Evading Arrest with Motor Vehicle, Name: Baeza, Paul, Date of Arrest: 03/26/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Perez, Giovanna, Date of Arrest: 03/26/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Cook, Marissa, Date of Arrest: 03/27/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Torres, Jesus, Date of Arrest: 03/29/21, Charge: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Name: Reyes-Franco, Luis, Date of Arrest: 03/30/21, Charge: Smuggling of Persons, Name: Rodriguez, Stacie, Date of Arrest: 03/30/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Ortiz, Ramon, Date of Arrest: 04/01/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Beltran, Georgina, Date of Arrest: 04/02/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Suchil, Antonio Sr., Date of Arrest: 04/02/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Martinez-Velez, Agustin, Date of Arrest: 04/03/21, Charge: Possession of Prohibited Cockfighting Implements, Name: Vasquez, Heriberto, Date of Arrest: 04/06/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Galindo, Jorge Jr., Date of Arrest: 04/08/21, Charge: Warrant Service, Name: Olveda, Lucinda, Date of Arrest: 04/13/21, Charge: Warrant Service - Lynn County, Name: Serrano, Patricio, Date of Arrest: 04/15/21, Charge: Warrant Service - Ector County, Name: Rulvabcalba-Perez, Ricardo, Date of Arrest: 04/17/21, Charge: Warrant Service - Ward County, Name: Lopez-Irigoyen, Edgar, Date of Arrest: 04/19/21, Charge: Warrant Service - Midland County, Name: Favela, Jorge, Date of Arrest: 04/20/21, Charge: Money Laundering, Name: Valles, Daniel, Date of Arrest: 04/24/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Simpson, Minacherey, Date of Arrest: 04/25/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Zubia-Arenivas, Ernesto, Date of Arrest: 04/26/21, Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Name: Olivas-Villa, Alfredo, Date of Arrest: 04/29/21, Charge: Aggravated Assault, Name: Ramirez, Brandon, Date of Arrest: 04/30/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Wise, Noah, Date of Arrest: 05/06/21, Charge: Probation Violation, Name: Gonzalez, Alexis, Date of Arrest: 05/11/21, Charge: Failure to Appear, Name: Lemus-Tharp, Pedro, Date of Arrest: 05/14/21, Charge: Harassment, Name: Anaya, Rigoberto, Date of Arrest: 05/14/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Santillan-Hernandez, Jesus, Date of Arrest: 05/14/21, Charge: Smuggling of Persons, Name: Avelar-Chavez, Edgar, Date of Arrest: 05/15/21, Charge: Public Intoxication, Name: Cruz-Martinez, Abel, Date of Arrest: 05/15/21, Charge: Public Intoxication, Name: Diaz-Arriaga, Sambri, Date of Arrest: 05/15/21, Charge: Public Intoxication, Name: Hernandez-Lopez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 05/15/21, Charge: Public Intoxication, Name: Lopez-Escarcega, David, Date of Arrest: 05/15/21, Charge: Public Intoxication, Name: Magana-Perez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 05/16/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Perez-Veina, Pedro, Date of Arrest: 05/19/21, Charge: Possession of Prohibited Cockfighting Implements, Name: Snow, Maia, Date of Arrest: 05/21/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated with Open Container, Name: Aguayo-Salazar, Hector, Date of Arrest: 05/25/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Warrant Service - Failure to Appear, El Paso County, Name: Guerrero-Castro, Omar, Date of Arrest: 05/28/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Almaraz, Felix, Date of Arrest: 05/29/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Castille, Raymon, Date of Arrest: 06/10/21, Charge: Theft of Property, Delivery of Marijuana, Name: Briones, John, Date of Arrest: 06/12/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Terroristic Threat, Name: Baeza, Abel, Date of Arrest: 06/14/21, Charge: Theft of Service, Name: Avila-Andujo, Jose, Date of Arrest: 06/22/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Estrada, Jesus III, Date of Arrest: 06/25/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Fields, Lilliana, Date of Arrest: 06/26/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Sanchez-Mata, Alberto, Date of Arrest: 06/26/21, Charge: indecent Exposure, Evading Arrest, Name: Cano, Michael, Date of Arrest: 06/26/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Carrasco, Sergio, Date of Arrest: 06/29/21, Charge: Violation of Protective Order, Name: McNeil, John, Date of Arrest: 07/03/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Herrera-Hernandez, Katherine, Date of Arrest: 07/04/21, Charge: Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information, Name: Jimenez, Emmanuel, Date of Arrest: 07/04/21, Charge: Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information, Name: Bell, Benjamin, Date of Arrest: 07/09/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Carrillo-Carrasco, Yasmin, Date of Arrest: 07/14/21, Charge: Smuggling of Persons, Name: Flores, Roberto, Date of Arrest: 07/15/21, Charge: Assault Family Member, Name: Salazar-Armendariz, Jose, Date of Arrest: 07/15/21, Charge: Criminal Mischief, Name: Juarez, Alejandro, Date of Arrest: 07/21/21, Charge: Smuggling of Persons, Name: Rivera, Alexis, Date of Arrest: 07/23/21, Charge: No Driver's License, Name: Haines, Kyle, Date of Arrest: 07/25/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Caine, Christopher, Date of Arrest: 07/25/21, Charge: Assault Family Member, Name: Garcia, Guadalupe, Date of Arrest: 07/27/21, Charge: False Report to Peace Officer, Name: Groitzsch, Todd Jr., Date of Arrest: 08/03/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Carmona, Raul, Date of Arrest: 08/06/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Rojo, Ricky, Date of Arrest: 08/06/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Estrada, Gerardo, Date of Arrest: 08/07/21, Charge: No Driver's License, Name: Rojo, Ricky, Date of Arrest: 08/08/21, Charge: Assault Public Servant, Terroristic Threat, Resisting Arrest, Name: Urias, Faustino, Date of Arrest: 08/11/21, Charge: Indecent Exposure, Name: Salcido, Jesus, Date of Arrest: 08/19/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Rosas, Christian, Date of Arrest: 08/23/21, Charge: Violation of Protective Order, Name: Cabello, Julio, Date of Arrest: 09/05/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Hinojos, David, Date of Arrest: 09/13/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Valdez, Lorenzo Jr., Date of Arrest: 09/14/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Amaya, Jesus, Date of Arrest: 09/16/21, Charge: Evading Arrest, Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Spitzer, Michael, Date of Arrest: 09/18/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Cano, Javier, Date of Arrest: 09/18/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Guerrero, Visente, Date of Arrest: 09/19/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Garcia, Jesse Jr., Date of Arrest: 09/20/21, Charge: Sexual Assault, Name: Sandoval, Jeriekyle, Date of Arrest: 09/21/21, Charge: Warrant Service- Assault, Cooke County, Name: Saenz, Minerva, Date of Arrest: 09/24/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Walton, David, Date of Arrest: 09/25/21, Charge: Warrant Service - Aggravated Robbery, Bexar County, Name: Juarez-Machuca, Ruben, Date of Arrest: 10.09/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Bayless, Samuel, Date of Arrest: 10/10/21, Charge: Warrant Service- Driving While Intoxicated, Bexar County, Name: Salazar, Francisco, Date of Arrest: 10/12/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Renteria, Teodoro, Date of Arrest: 10/12/21, Charge: Indecency with a Child, Name: Acosta, Vivan, Date of Arrest: 10/18/21, Charge: Criminal Trespass, Name: Lopez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 10/20/21, Charge: Warrant Service - Assault Family Member Impeding Breath Circulation, Sarpy County, Nebraska, Name: Blackmon, Chera, Date of Arrest: 10/23/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Casey, David, Date of Arrest: 11/06/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Delgado, Robert, Date of Arrest: 11/09/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Bennett, Andrew, Date of Arrest: 11/10/21, Charge: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, No Driver's License, Name: Caulfield, Candice, Date of Arrest: 11/13/21, Charge: Warrant Service- Failure to Appear with original charge of Trafficking Children for Sexual Purposes - Jefferson Parish, LA, Name: Ramirez, Karen, Date of Arrest: 11/13/21, Charge: No Driver's License, Name: Pando, Christian, Date of Arrest: 11/13/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Jimenez, Arturo Jr., Date of Arrest: 11/14/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Voigtman, Kyle, Date of Arrest: 11/15/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Garcia, Jose, Date of Arrest: 11/19/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Name: Aguilar, Travis, Date of Arrest: 11/21/21, Charge: Assault Family Member Impeding Breath/Circulation, Name: Saenz, Ramiro, Date of Arrest: 11/23/21, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Breu, Michael, Date of Arrest: 11/28/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Zavala, Jennifer, Date of Arrest: 11/29/21, Charge: Failure to Appear - Original Charge- Possession of Marijuana 5 to 50 lbs, Name: Sanchez, Edgardo, Date of Arrest: 12/06/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Gibson, Thalia, Date of Arrest: 12/07/21, Charge: Failure to Appear - Original Charge- Export of Stolen Vehicle, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Name: Curry, Robert, Date of Arrest: 12/08/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Ibarra, Alonso, Date of Arrest: 12/11/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Tampering with/or Fabricating Evidence, Coercion of Public Servant, Terroristic Threat, Name: Estrada, Andrea, Date of Arrest: 12/14/21, Charge: Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Name: Chavez, Luis, Date of Arrest: 12/15/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Vargas, Olimar, Date of Arrest: 12/18/21, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Tijerina, Jeremiah, Date of Arrest: 12/20/21, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Martinez, Lauren, Date of Arrest: 12/31/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana. The project is a result of more than three years of research on the Sheriff Thompson case and interviews with dozens of sources. The life sentence of former Presidio County Sheriff Rick Thompson for a federal drug trafficking conviction has been reduced to 30 years. Cook, a native of Alpine, knew the area well and helped manage the surveillance of Chambers and cultivating their informants. Provided by the Texas Association of Counties Duties & Responsibilities of County Officials. Presidio County Sheriff Secretary Shanna Elmore chimed in to voice her support for a longevity pay system after a brief discussion on whether incentives should be based on cumulative service to the county for employees who leave their positions and come back or consecutive years of service. Arrival Date. Rogers notes that Rick Thompson was a first time offender. How to find us. The sheriff who had been a media darling in the war on drugs was later arrested,charged with drug trafficking, and sentenced to life in prison. Presidio County Courthouse 300 Highland St. Marfa, TX 79843. If you have any information on this or any other illegal activity in Presidio County, please contact the Presidio County Sheriff's Office at 432-729-4848 or 432-729-4911. That trailer had been forfeited to the sheriffs office in a previous case. McNamara, now 82, lives in Oregon with his wife. The pilot, Tobias Peters, fled the scene and was later arrested on March 25, 2022 by the Presidio County Sheriff's Office. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso special agents assigned to Presidio are investigating the case with help from the U.S. Border Patrol and the Presidio County Sheriff's Department. Eighth Court of Appeals serving Presidio County. Drawer V | Marfa, TX 79843 | Confidential communication can be sent to. I'm Rick Thompson, sheriff of . PRESIDIO, TX -- The Presidio County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help to locate a dangerous fugitive. Stinson was the lead investigator for the Drug Enforcement Agency in the bust. And if youre going to get life in prison, you know, most people want to get something for pleading guilty and saving the govt the expense of going to trial. Sheriff William (Bill) Kitts 105 Court Avenue P. O. Many people felt that no matter what hed plead guilty, life is too much. An investigation by authorities found the pilot of the 4-seat aircraft was allegedly smuggling undocumented migrants out of [] Drawer V | Marfa, TX 79843 | (432) 729-4308 | Dial 911 Emergency . As Sheriff Chance, battles the wealthy cattle baron whose brother he is holding in jail for murder. The goal is to get it back open and begin to house federal inmates as a revenue source for the county. How to reach us. Name: Bridges, Paul, Date of Arrest: 05/25/22, Charge . He has now served 24 years. The staff in charge of the jail facility are 9 jailers. The two kept a tight rein on who knew what in their investigation when it became apparent that Sheriff Rick Thompson might be involved with Robert Chambers. Presidio County Criminal Records. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.86% PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $2.43. He pled guilty. Name: Blackmon, Chera, Date of Arrest: 10/23/21, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana . The Presidio County Jail & Sheriff is the main jail in Presidio County Texas. Presidio County Jail & Sheriff Presidio County Jail & Sheriff 320 N. Highland PO Box V Marfa, TX 79843 (432) 729-4308. He also was the first to question the close relationship Chambers had with Thompson. He now lives in Granbury, Texas. Thompson was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole, but a change in sentencing guidelines led to his eventual release in April of 2018. Cruz Faces Questions About Birth Certificate, Election Loans, NASA Selects Commercial Space Companies To Resupply Space Station, In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp, UT System pauses new diversity, equity and inclusion policies at its campuses. Presidio County Sheriff's Office January 2021. County Jail Staff Anonymous Tips Arrests 2014-2016 Contact Job Openings presidio county sheriff's office to serve and protect all citizens of presidio county 320 N. Highland Ave. | P.O. Ponton, a defense attorney, was hired by Chambers for a weapons charge and suddenly found himself defending a man busted with a ton of cocaine. The Texas Fair Defense Project, a group that fights against the criminalization of poverty, last month filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Dominguez in . Seaside Police Department. In an interview Monday, Ponton . Deputies with the Presidio County Sheriff's Office found and assisted individuals injured during the crash. High winds out west are the cause. The Presidio County Sheriff's Office shared a photo of the crash-land scene and dubbed the incident a 'smuggling attempt' According to the sheriff's report, deputies responded to the airplane crash at around 3.51pm local time. The drug lord known as El Zorro de Ojinaga (The Ojinaga Fox) was a mentor to Chambers and played a significant role as The Plaza who controlled all drug movement through the region into the U.S. Acosta, who was gunned down in 1987 by Mexican federales (with the assistance of the FBI) is featured in the recent Narcos Mexico series and the book Drug Lord, by former El Paso Times reporter Terrance Poppa. We have 911 Dispatcher positions available and are looking for those who can be the voice that's the calm in the storm. 7/26/2013. At the meeting, Abbott discussed the influx of undocumented immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The life sentence of former Presidio County Sheriff Rick Thompson for a federal drug trafficking conviction has been reduced to 30 years. Thompson was president of the Sheriffs Association of Texas, headed a multi-county drug task force, and was prominent in working with federal officials in the war on drugs. J.NUEZ - 501. Thompson was president of the Sheriff's Association of Texas, headed a multi-county . Both men were later released on a $500 cash bond. PRESIDIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE January 2022. In the predawn hours of Dec. 3, 1991 a few miles from the border town of Presidio, federal agents said that a pickup truck with more than a ton of cocaine had forded the Rio Grande. As the cocaine smuggling route changed from Florida to West Texas, Stinson took an assignment in Alpine and began investigating Robert Chambers with the intention of following his drug distribution to higher levels across the U.S. Stinson and his co-investigator, Kelly Cook with U.S. Customs, cultivated a key informant (Sam Thomas) who turned on Chambers and led agents to the cocaine Thompson stored in the horse trailer at the Presidio County Fairgrounds. Sheriff RICK THOMPSON, Presidio County: [1988 Customs public service announcement] Another drug smuggler makes his way to the state penitentiary. Federal agents and others had learned that his nickname in Mexico was La Puerta, the door to smuggling. The iconic lawman was once a symbolof the "War on Drugs.". The Presidio County Sheriff's Office will continue to investigate this incident pending the results of the autopsy and the Mexican Consulate has been told to attempt to find the next of kin. Sheriff Presidio County Badge. Rick Thompson was by no means the first Texas sheriff busted for drug running, but he was one of the best known because of his publicly strident stance against illegal drugs. He took the office after his predecessor, Sheriff Hank Hamilton, was gunned down in 1973 by a mentally unstable man. Recordings of . Find a campsite. Now 68, he lives in Alpine, Texas. Rod Ponton, the county attorney for Presidio County, is prosecuting the case against the men. Starting pay is $13.50 per hour. Each of them also works as dispatchers, a dual-hatted arrangement by the facility . There are 3 Sheriff Departments in Presidio County, Texas, serving a population of 7,191 people in an area of 3,855 square miles.There is 1 Sheriff Department per 2,397 people, and 1 Sheriff Department per 1,284 square miles.. Millions of Texans have rare diseases. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - An alleged smuggling attempt ended in a plane crash North of the Presidio International Airport on Thursday. 432-729-4308 | P.O. Let us help you find what you are looking for. That alone, she says, might have mitigated against a life sentence. Presidio County Jail & Sheriff 320 N. Highland PO Box V Marfa, TX 79843 (432) 729-4308. July 14, 2021 1151 AM. Hello, folks. Was Presidio County Sheriff Rick Thompson really "La Puerta," the door for Mexican drugs in the 1980s, or did a rogue accomplice and threats from brutal cartels lead him to self . Register to become part of Public Surplus Click the button below to become a buyer, or Contact . Thompson had been Presidio County sheriff for 15 years, and at the time of his arrest was director of the West Texas Multi-County Narcotics Task Force. After his death, Chambers briefly served as The Plaza before Amado Carillo Fuentes took control of distribution with the Juarez Cartel. Name: Camarena, Jesus, Date of Arrest: 01/04/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Name: Borunda, Francisco, Date of Arrest: 01/04/22, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Cash, Katelin, Date of Arrest: 01/08/22, Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Sandoval, Fortino, Date of Arrest: 01/10/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Arson, Burglary of Habitation - Ward County, Name: Sigala, Jorge, Date of Arrest: 01/14/22, Charge: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Name: Navarrete, Auden, Date of Arrest: 01/14/22, Charge: Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport, Name: Espinoza, Daniel, Date of Arrest: 01/15/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Gomez, Zachary, Date of Arrest: 01/15/22, Charge: Indecency with a Child, Name: Payen, Juan, Date of Arrest: 01/19/22, Charge: unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Name: Brunson, Stephen, Date of Arrest: 01/19/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Wrong/Ficticious/Altered/ Obscured License Plate, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Wrong/Ficticitious/Altered/Obscured Insignia, Name: Ibarra-Padilla, Juan, Date of Arrest: 01/21/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Failure to Appear, Original Charge Possession of Marijuana - Ector Co, Name: Bloore, Suzanne, Date of Arrest: 01/22/22, Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Name: Bridges, Charles, Date of Arrest: 01/23/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Forgery Financial Instrument- Ector County, Name: Lujan, Jon, Date of Arrest: 01/23/22, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Name: Mosby, Kwamee, Date of Arrest: 01/27/22, Charge: Failure to Appear - Original Charge Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Name: Delatorre-Ruiz, Alfonso Jr., Date of Arrest: 01/28/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Driving While Intoxicated - State of Oklahoma, Name: Becker, Thomas, Date of Arrest: 01/29/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Renteria, Teodoro, Date of Arrest: 02/02/2022, Charge: Failure to Stop and Render Aid, Name: Roby, Jade, Date of Arrest: 02/06/22, Charge: Warrant Service- Theft of Firearm, Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon - Fisher County, Name: Grado-Balderas, Marco, Date of Arrest: 02/07/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Salazar, Sonjia, Date of Arrest: 02/08/22, Charge: Smuggling of Persons x 2, Smuggling Persons Under 18, Name: Tavarez, Joshua, Date of Arrest: 02/08/22, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Munoz, Yanelli, Date of Arrest: 02/08/22, Charge: Smuggling of Persons x 2, Smuggling Persons Under 18, Name: Baeza, Saul, Date of Arrest: 02/09/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Rojo, April, Date of Arrest: 02/09/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Jimenez, Amanda, Date of Arrest: 02/12/22, Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Name: Vasquez, Octavio, Date of Arrest: 02/12/22, Charge: Assault Family/Household Member Impeding Breath Circulation, Name: Fox, Brittany, Date of Arrest: 02/12/22, Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Aggravated Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Name: Kreider, Kendra, Date of Arrest: 02/12/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance x 3, Name: Sanchez, Joe, Date of Arrest: 02/14/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Possession of Controlled Substance - Presidio County, Name: Gomez, Zachary, Date of Arrest: 02/14/22, Charge: Possession of Child Pornography, Name: Stewart, Heather, Date of Arrest: 02/15/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Grimes, Barbara, Date of Arrest: 02/19/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Possession of Controlled Substance - Luna County, Name: Parham, Robert, Date of Arrest: 02/22/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Failure to Appear, Bail Jumping, Assault Family/Household Member, Aggravated Assault, Interfering with Emergency Call, Criminal Mischief - Ellis County, Name: Cho, Philip, Date of Arrest: 02/23/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Modesto-Baeza, Daniel, Date of Arrest: 02/24/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Buchanan, Brandt, Date of Arrest: 02/24/22, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Burrola-Lujan, Jesus, Date of Arrest: 02/25/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Theft of Property - Midland County, Name: Guevara, Russell, Date of Arrest: 02/26/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Possession of Marijuana, Name: Estrada, Andrea, Date of Arrest: 02/26/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity - Brewster County, Name: Rodriguez, Alvaro, Date of Arrest: 02/28/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Assault, Burglary of Habitation - El Paso County, Name: Esparza, Cassandra, Date of Arrest: 03/02/22, Charge: Warrant Service - 4 counts Abandon/Endangering a Child, Criminal Negligence - Ector County, Name: Ortalejo, Ventura Jr., Date of Arrest: 03/03/22, Warrant Service - Failure to Appear, Driving While Intoxicated - Presidio County, Name: Galindo-Armendariz, Nora, Date of Arrest: 03/05/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Aggravated Kidnapping - Pecos County, Name: Tavarez, Joshua, Date of Arrest: 03/06/22, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Driving While License Invalid, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Name: Miller, Miranda, Date of Arrest: 03/06/22, Charge: Failure to Identify, Warrant Service - Parole Violation, Name: Manzanres, Alejandro, Date of Arrest: 03/06/22, Charge: Criminal Trespass, Name: Valdez, Danual, Date of Arrest: 03/07/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Failure to Appear, Possession of Marijuana - Presidio County, Name: Palma-CiFuentes, Sergio, Date of Arrest: 03/09/22, Charge: Possess and Operate Salvage Motor Vehicle, Tampering with Government Record, Name: Serrano, John, Date of Arrest: 03/13/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Mata, Bryan, Date of Arrest: 03/16/22, Charge: Smuggling of Persons - 4 counts, Smuggling of Persons Under 18 - 4 counts, Name: Grado-Balderas, Marco, Date of Arrest: 03/18/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Saenz-Lujan, Angel, Date of Arrest: 03/18/22, Charge: Money Laundering, Name: Mott, Madisson, Date of Arrest: 03/20/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Resisting Arrest, Assault Public Servant, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Name: Lemus-Tharp, Pedro Jr., Date of Arrest: 03/21/22, Charge: False Report, Name: Juarez, Alexandria, Date of Arrest: 03/22/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Possession of Controlled Substance - Presidio County, Name: Medrano-Galindo, Isael, Date of Arrest: 03/21/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Burglary of Habitation - Presidio County, Name: Fierro, Samuel, Date of Arrest: 03/23/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Torres, Eduardo, Date of Arrest: 03/24/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon - Upton County, Name: Peters, Tobias, Date of Arrest: Warrant Service - Smuggling of Persons, 3 counts, Evading Arrest, Deadly Conduct, Name: Conley, Anthony, Date of Arrest: 03/26/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Violation of Protection Order - Ector County, Name: McHenry, Jason, Date of Arrest: 03/30/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Harassment - Presidio County, Name: Caraveo, Felipe, Date of Arrest: 04/02/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Alvarado- Perez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 04/03/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Aggravated Kidnapping, Assault Family Member, Disorderly Conduct - Waushara County, Wisconsin, Name: Leon, Laura, Date of Arrest: 04/03/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Freeman, Dana, Date of Arrest: 04/04/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Failure to Appear, original charge Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle - Presidio County, Name: Montoya-Renova, Isidro, Date of Arrest: 04/06/22, Charge: Tampering with Government Document, Name: Hidalgo, Victor, Date of Arrest: 04/07/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Failure to Appear with Original charge of Burglary of Vehicle, Failure to Appear with original charge of Bail Jumping (3 counts), Failure to Appear with original charge of Theft of Property, Failure to Appear with original charge of Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Guerrero, Joseph, Date of Arrest: 04/09/22, Charge: Possession of Marijuana, Name: Nunez, Anthony, Date of Arrest: 04/11/22, Charge: Assault Family Violence, Name: Leon, Juan, Date of Arrest: 04/13/22, Charge: Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway, Resisting Arrest, Name: Galindo, Guadalupe III, Date of Arrest: 04/13/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Murder, Midland County; Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Possession of Marijuna, Tom Greene County; Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Travis County, Name: Silva, Michael, Date of Arrest: 04/18/22, Charge: Theft of Property, Name: Islas, Luis, Date of Arrest: 04/18/22, Charge: Smuggling of Persons, Warrant Service - Disorderly Conduct, Display/Discharge Firearm - Dallas County, Name: Gabaldon, Cruz, Date of Arrest: 04/19/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Assault Public Servant, Abandon Endanger Child, Criminal Negligence, Evading Arrest or Detention - Ector County, Name: Alfaro, Aldo, Date of Arrest: 04/19/22, Charge: Harassment, Name: Campos, Daniel, Date of Arrest: 04/21/22, Charge: Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport, Terroristic Threat, Name: Porras, Pedro Jr., Date of Arrest: 04/24/22, Charge: Smuggling of Persons Likelihood of Serious Bodily Injury or Death, Smuggling of Persons Under 18 Years of Age, Name: Arrieta-Contreras, Adlai, Date of Arrest: 04/25/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Hernandez, Daniel, Date of Arrest: 04/28/22, Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Caballero, Gustavo III, Date of Arrest: 04/28/22, Charge: Driving With License Invalid, Interfere with Emergency Call, Assault Family Member, Name: Brimhall, Chantella, Date of Arrest: 04/29/22, Charge: Terroristic Threat, Name: Aguirre-Hernandez, Elisar, Date of Arrest: 05/02/22, Charge: Theft of Property, Name: Belov, Sergey, Date of Arrest: 05/06/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Rivera, Myra, Date of Arrest: 05/07/22, Charge: Theft of Property, Name: Gutierrez-Hernandez, Jose, Date of Arrest: 05/10/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Aguirre-Burciaga, Arturo, Date of Arrest: 05/10/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Driving While Intoxicated Third or More - Presidio County, Name: Berryman, Linda, Date of Arrest: 05/11/22, Charge: Warrant Service - Criminal Trespass - Presidio County, Name: Sanchez, Jorge, Date of Arrest: 05/12/22, Charge: Driving While Intoxicated, Name: Temple, James, Date of Arrest: 05/14/22, Charge: Driving While License Invalid, Name: Richie, Paul, Date of Arrest: 05/13/22, Charge: Smuggling of Persons 4 counts, Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon, Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Hernandez-Garcia, Jorge, Date of Arrest: 05/16/22, Charge: Possession of Controlled Substance, Name: Dvorak, John The bust Avenue P. 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