Former El Paso County deputy arrested for human trafficking

Editors note: Sundheim was a former deputy with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in Colorado. He was arrested in Harris County, Texas. This story does not have any relation to the Texas El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KRDO) - The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) says one of their former deputies has been arrested.

63-year-old, Ivan Sundheim was arrested by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Spring, Texas according to the department.

The sheriff's office says he is charged with human trafficking for involuntary servitude, a class 3 felony.

EPSO says Sundheim was employed with the sheriff's office from 1993 until 2013 when he retired.

"These allegations were reported to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in May 2024, an in depth investigation into the allegation lead [sic] to an arrest warrant," read a release from EPSO. "The alleged incident took place during Sundheim’s employment with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office."