Driver accused of trying to run over Pueblo County deputy
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says a driver who tried to run over a deputy Tuesday afternoon was arrested a short time later.
The incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Neilson Road, which is in the eastern part of the county.
The deputy was investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in a driveway.
The sheriff’s office says that when the deputy approached the vehicle, the driver tried to hit the deputy, drove through a barbed wire fence and down into a river bottom where the SUV became disabled.
There were three people in the vehicle.
The driver and another man took off running. Abriana Montiel, 20, was arrested near the SUV. She faces charges for aggravated motor vehicle theft and criminal impersonation.
The man who deputies say was driving the SUV was identified as Jace Todd, 27. Todd was found hiding in a barn and arrested. He faces charges for first-degree assault on a peace officer, aggravated motor vehicle theft and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.
Law Enforcement searched for the third man for several hours. Gabriel Flores, 19, has not been found. Flores is being sought as a person of interest in this case and also has a warrant for a probation violation, according to the sheriff’s office.
