DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — Affidavits have been released detailing how police captured two suspects during a stolen vehicle chase Wednesday afternoon across Dallas County.
Esequiel Hernandez, one of the suspects, was charged with engaging in organized crime, evading arrest and detention, and had a prior warrant for larceny. The second suspect, Sara Sarabia, was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. Police are still searching for the third suspect.
The report states police were notified of a stolen maroon 1999 GMC pickup truck traveling east on Illinois Avenue near Thornton Freeway.
The driver of the stolen GMC, who police have still not been able to find, noticed multiple police cars following him after the police helicopter Air One showed up and proceeded to U-turn, making his way into Seagoville where local police began pursuing him, the report detailed.
Police continued to tactically apprehend the stolen GMC, the report stated, which continued to evade police. The stolen GMC drove the wrong way on the service road and freeway proper to evade police and spun out multiple times, almost crashing into citizens on multiple occasions.
After the GMC pulled over near Hawn Freeway, a stolen 2004 Chevrolet pulled up next to the GMC and the driver and Sarabia exited the GMC and entered the Chevrolet to continue evading police.
The vehicle ended up entering a wooded area in Balch Springs, the report detailed, where it got stuck in the mud and all three occupants got out to evade police on foot.
After chasing them, police were able to arrest Hernandez and Sarabia, the report stated. Police looked for the third suspect with the helicopter and a K9 but were unable to find them.
All three suspects will be charged with engaging in organized crime, the report detailed. Police believe Hernandez, Sarabia and the third suspect were communicating through cellphones to update their locations to each other and letting them know where each needed to be to block police and where they were to be picked up and swap vehicles.
Court records and police confirm Hernandez has multiple convictions for evading arrest and stealing cars
In 2010 he plead guilty to stealing a truck and then leading police on another chase. Court documents state,” … a short chase ensued, the suspect bailed out of the vehicle, ran into a stranger's home and was arrested inside the residence.”
In 2015 Hernandez plead guilty again to stealing a truck from someone’s house. The victim had just parked his truck. Court records state, ”He was inside approximately 10 minutes and when he went back outside his vehicle was gone.”
Hernandez also plead guilty in 2018 for stealing a truck, manufacturing drugs and evading police again. He received multiple five years sentences but was paroled In December 2021 under mandatory supervision.
This time police say he will face stiffer charges including engaging in organized criminal activity that could put him away for a minimum of 25 years to 99.
Hernandez told police he got a phone call from the occupants of the stolen GMC asking for help and that Sarabia was relaying directions and locations to them.
The total aggravated value of both vehicles is about $11,000, the report stated. Seagoville police are also charging the suspects with evading with a motor vehicle and aggravated assault against a public servant.
Hernandez is also being held without a bond for violating parole.