UPDATE: The suspect arrested from yesterday’s incident has been identified as 50-year old Raul D. Sarabia Jr. of San Antonio. Following his arrest he was taken to the Comal County Jail and booked on the following charges:
Aggravated Kidnapping - {1st Degree Felony}
Evading Arrest or Detention in a Vehicle - {3rd Degree Felony}
DWI (2nd) - {Class B Misdemeanor}
Duty on Striking a Fixed Object - {Class B Misdemeanor}
Assault Causing Bodily Injury - Family Violence - {Class A Misdemeanor}
No further information is available at this time.
{Photo attached: Comal County Jail Mug Shot of Raul D. Sarabia Jr.}
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PREVIOUS RELEASE: On 6-13-16 at approximately 1825, New Braunfels Police Department were dispatched to the 100blk of S. Liberty for a 50 yoa man and a 47 yoa woman from San Antonio, TX who were in a physical disturbance. Witnesses stated that the male dragged the female into a Silver Lincoln SUV and left the area. Officers responding located the vehicle in the area of E. Mather ST and Peace AVE. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the male driver refused to stop and sped past another officer coming from the opposite direction.
The male continued to drive and fail to stop while Officer pursued the vehicle. Speeds reached up to 60mph on Common ST. The vehicle continued to drive on Loop 337 towards IH35 and HWY46s. The vehicle cut through a parking lot of a Convenient Store and struck a cement pole causing minimal damage to the vehicle. The suspect vehicle continued on the southbound frontage of the 1100blk of IH35n. The female attempted to exit the vehicle a few times but the male driver would speed up to prevent her from exiting the vehicle.
The suspect vehicle entered IH35 highway and speeds were reached of 100mph and eventually the driver exited the highway and came to a stop at the 1400blk of Huisache. The male exited the vehicle and was placed under arrest. The female sustained minor injuries from the assault and the male sustained no injuries. Other then the damage from striking the cement pole not other damage had occurred.
The male was arrested and booked into the Comal County Jail for Kidnapping (3rd degree felony with the possibility of confinement of 2 to 10 years and up to a $10,000 fine), Evading arrest of detention in a vehicle (3rd degree felony with the possibility of confinement of 2 to 10 years and up to a $10,000 fine), Assault causing bodily injury Family Violence (Class A misdemeanor with the possibility of confinement up to 1 year and up to a $4,000 fine),Driving while Intoxicated (Class B misdemeanor with the possibility of confinement up to 180 days and up to a $2,000 fine) and Duty upon striking a fixed object (Class B misdemeanor with the possibility of confinement up to 180 days and up to a $2,000 fine). The name of the arrested male will be released after he has been magistrated.