Sheriff’s Office: High-Speed Pursuit Ends in Arrest Near Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, TX – A high-speed pursuit on US 87 reached speeds exceeding 100 mph before coming to a halt north of Carlsbad on Friday, Jan. 3.

According to the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified just before noon by the Sterling County Sheriff’s Office about the pursuit entering the county.

Deputies set up a location near Carlsbad, deploying spike strips that deflated three tires on the suspect’s vehicle. The chase ended when the vehicle slowed and stopped in Carlsbad.

The driver, identified as Jose Guardo, 34, of Roswell, New Mexico, was taken into custody without incident. Guardo was booked into the Tom Green County Detention Center on charges of Evading Arrest and Detention and Driving While Intoxicated. Authorities also discovered Guardo had misdemeanor warrants out of Dickson County, Tennessee, and El Paso County, Texas.

Guardo remains in custody, pending bond and resolution of his outstanding warrants.