On Wednesday (June 15) about 3:20 p.m., an RPD agent saw a motorcycle driving at high speeds in the area of East Hendricks Street and South Virginia Avenue. The agent turned on his vehicle’s emergency lights and siren and attempted to make a traffic stop as the motorcycle went through stop signs without stopping. The motorcycle did not stop for the agent. The agent followed the motorcycle as it drove recklessly in that area, including striking another vehicle, before soon wrecking at South Virginia Avenue and East Alameda Street. The driver fled on foot and was pursued on foot by several RPD agents and officers. They apprehended the suspect quickly less than a block from where he wrecked the motorcycle.
The motorcycle turned out to be stolen out of Lovington. The suspect is Gregorio Hernandez Jr., 40, who has an address out of Dexter. During the foot chase, Hernandez threw away from him a gun that had been concealed in his waistband. RPD recovered the gun soon after. A substance believed to be methamphetamine was found in Hernandez’s possession.
Hernandez was arrested, checked out medically at a hospital and then booked into the Chaves County Detention Center on charges of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle; resisting, evading or obstructing an officer; possession of controlled substances; unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon; tampering with evidence; reckless driving and numerous other traffic violations. He also had multiple warrants related to other cases.
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