Two people are arrested while trying to ‘strike’ families

El Paso, Texas (KTSM) – Two people were arrested while trying to “scam” two families in far east El Paso, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.

Dannia Gonzalez and Jonathan Ambriz were arrested Thursday, June 6, in far east El Paso, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were dispatched to the 13000 block of Sky Harbor Avenue on Thursday and detained two people who were trying to escape using public transportation, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The suspects, later identified as Gonzalez and Ambriz, were arrested on outstanding felony warrants for theft of service.

The Sheriff’s Office said both suspects are known to be “scammers” in the El Paso area and have been featured on social media about their actions, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Both were detained because they “attempted to scam two other families at the Sky Harbor address,” the Sheriff’s Office said in its news release.

Both suspects were recognized by community members, who called the Sheriff’s Office.

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