Sergio is KGBT's Interactive Manager and a reporter for VALLEYCENTRAL.COM.
A man who allegedly shot a Matamoros police officer and put the UTB campus on alert during his escape is finally behind bars.
The En Linea Directa website reported that Matamoros police arrested Miguel Angel Arellano-Martinez around 7:40 p.m. Monday.
The website reported that the 31-year-old man known as “El Pony” or “El Pelon” is accused in a July 23 robbery in downtown Matamoros.
Arrellano-Martinez allegedly shot police officer Javier Mendoza-Soto while trying to flee.
The 28-year-old police officer remains paralyzed after a bullet became lodged in his spine.
Arrellano-Martinez fled across the Rio Grande and into the United States putting the University of Texas at Brownsville campus on a security alert.
Authorities never found Arrellano-Martinez but En Linea Directa reported that authorities were able to track him down on Monday.
En Linea Directa reported that Arrellano-Martinez was armed at the time of his arrest.
The Matamoros man remains behind bars where he is expected to face numerous charges.
Click here to read the full story in Spanish from En Linea Directa
