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3 arrested after gunfire erupts over traffic stop, deputies say

Suspects facing charges of evading arrest/detention and aggravated assault on a public servant

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HAYS COUNTYUpdate:

Two suspects were arrested after a routine traffic stop turned into gunfire Saturday night, officials say.

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Klarissa M. Soto, 19, and Nathaniel M. Castro, 22, are now in custody, as announced Sunday, and are charged with evading arrest/detention, a Class A misdemeanor, evading arrest/detention with a vehicle, a 3rd-degree felony, and aggravated assault on a public servant, a 1st-degree felony.

Both were taken to the Hays County Jail and are awaiting magistration by a judge.

The incident is still under investigation.

Original:

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person and is seeking two more individuals following a routine traffic stop that turned into gunfire Saturday night.

Deputies attempted to stop a 1999 red Toyota in Dripping Springs for a traffic violation, but the vehicle fled, deputies said.

A passenger in the vehicle fired shots at a pursuing deputy, deputies said.

The car eventually crashed near the intersection of US Highway 281 and Highway 290 in Blanco County, where Michael A. Villegas, 27, was arrested and two more fled the scene on foot, deputies said.


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