ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A man threw a small dog at an officer who was trying to arrest him for trespassing on Monday. Albuquerque police say Bobby Chavez, 41, was eventually taken into custody on multiple charges after running away and then “briefly holding woman hostage in an apartment.”
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Officers saw a man standing near a “No Trespassing” sign outside DK Gas Station at 3601 Candelaria Road NE. An officer told him he was being detained for trespassing. As Chavez looked through his wallet for his ID, he threw the small dog he was holding at the officer, then ran away.
The officer chased Chavez, who jumped a fence. A different officer saw him run into an apartment. A resident texted her neighbor that he would not let her leave. She got out through the back door not long after, then told officers that Chavez would not let her leave, and he did not have permission to be in her home.
The officer chased the male on foot when Chavez jumped a fence. Another officer spotted Chavez run into an apartment, and the female resident texted a neighbor that he would not let her leave. Chavez got in through an unlocked screen door and told her he was running from the police. Police say he asked to use her phone, and when she tried to leave, he held her back and closed the door.
Chavez was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, battery upon a peace officer, and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. The dog has not been located.
