High-speed chase leads to manhunt
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The suspect, Hillerio Acuna Carreon, faces a number of charges including, but not limited to, evading arrest and multiple offense driving on a revoked license. He was arrested around 4 a.m. Friday following a manhunt in which Carreon was caught at one point, and then released when his brother lied about his identity.
?It really made me sick,? said Sheriff?s Capt. Tommy Myers. ?I had him in custody, but he told me his name was Jose. Then, when I took him to his brother to identify him, he also said his name was Jose so I let him go. I found out just a short time later he?d lied.?
Myers said he was determined to catch Carreon since deputy Phillip Bollenbeck had been injured in the crash which ended the chase on Bluff Springs Road.
The chase began when deputies arrived at Lowery Lane Trailer Park to answer a reckless driving call. It was during the investigation, the truck driven by Carreon left the trailer park at a high rate of speed with Bollenbeck in pursuit.
?The driver slammed on his brakes after topping a hill on Bluff Springs Road and the deputy was unable to stop in time and slammed into the rear of the truck,? Myers said. ?The suspect ran into the woods. The officer went to the emergency room and was treated for minor injuries. The patrol car is probably totaled.?
Myers said he interviewed the suspect?s brother, Alberto Carreon and determined Hillerio was driving the truck. He then hid his patrol car and waited at the trailer park for a couple of hours before catching sight of the man fitting the suspect?s description.
After Myers grabbed the man, the suspect lied and said his name was not Hillerio, but Jose. When Hillerio?s brother told the same story, without the two talking to one another, Myers let him go.
After finding out the suspect was in fact Hillerio, officers were even more determined to catch him. He was finally captured in the pre-dawn hours at another local trailer park.
Meanwhile, his brother, who had lied to lawmen, was dealt indirect justice Friday afternoon when lawmen arrived to collect additional information on the case. It was then deputies caught Alberto Carreon driving on revoked license and arrested him.