Palestine Suspect Captured
Posted/updated on: April 17, 2013 at 2:31 am
PALESTINE — A man who was the subject of a manhunt in Palestine has been arrested. Taken into custody was Jorge Mendoza, 30. He was found hiding in a clothes dryer in a home in the 700 block of Lamar Street. Police converged on the area late Monday afternoon. He surrendered to authorities just over five hours later.
Around 8:30 Saturday night, Palestine Police responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of Crest Drive. Officers said they received a tip that a wanted man, Mendoza, was at the location and may be involved in the incident. Arriving officers noticed Mendoza jump from a vehicle in the driveway and run through the backyard into a wooded area.
Police searched the area and were not able to locate him. Authorities from Palestine Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, DPS Troopers and Officers from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice helped in the search for Mendoza. TDCJ officers used tracking dogs to assist in the search for Mendoza and a helicopter was also used in the search. Police believed that Mendoza may have been armed.
Mendoza was previously involved in another incident with police just over a month ago in Cherokee County. Mendoza is also wanted on several felony charges.
