SANTA FE —When a New Mexico State Police officer on patrol in Santa Fe County near milepost 286 on I-25 saw a green GMC pickup truck going south at over 90 miles an hour about 5 pm on March 22, he didn’t know it yet, but he was on the trail of two men wanted by a nearby state.
The New Mexico State Police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, but it failed to stop for the officer and a pursuit ensued. A second State Police officer positioned himself on I-25 at the Cerrillos Road on-ramp and successfully deployed a tire deflation device on the fleeing GMC.
A short time later the GMC, with its front tires deflated, pulled to the median of I-25. State Police officers promptly surrounded the vehicle, performed a felony stop, and safely took the driver and passenger into custody without further incident.
A check with NMSP dispatch to identify the duo revealed they were wanted fugitives from the State of Colorado. The driver identified as Kameron Antonio Martinez, 19, and the passenger identified as Eric Terrel Lockhart, 18, both of Colorado Springs, Colo. were wanted in Colorado for Vehicle Theft and Robbery.
The GMC they were driving was also reported stolen out of Colorado Springs.
In addition to their arrest warrants out of Colorado, Martinez and Lockhart were charged by New Mexico State Police with Aggravated Fleeing from a Police Officer (felony), Receiving or Transferring a Stolen Motor Vehicle (felony), and Out of State Fugitive (felony). They were booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center and will be extradited to Colorado.
For information on the charges and warrants out of Colorado, please reach out to the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections at (303) 273-2600.
