PJHS CID-TRU TEAM ARREST–FRANCISCO QUIJAS

EL PASO, TEXAS - On February 15, 2024, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies from the Peter John Herrera Patrol Station CID-TRU Team worked up an arrest warrant for Theft Prop>=$2,500<$30k (Fraud) on 39-year-old Quijas, Francisco III. Throughout further investigation, it was determined that between 05/03/2021 and 07/15/2023, the victim paid Quijas a total of $9500.00 in an attempt to buy a property lot from the area in Horizon. The victim later found out Quijas was not the owner of the property. As a result of the investigation, a warrant of arrest was issued. On 02/16/2024, Quijas was taken into custody at his residence without incident and was subsequently booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a total $20,000 bond.