High-Speed Chase Suspect in the Country Illegally

Loaded AK-47, 4-year-old child were in the car

Updated: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 7:38 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 7:38 PM MST

MARICOPA - An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been arrested after a high speed chase in Pinal County Monday evening.

A deputy tried to pull over the speeding vehicle near Meadow View and Green Road. The suspect wouldn’t stop. After about 4 miles, the suspect stopped the vehicle and ran into the desert.

The deputy found a loaded AK-47 next to the truck. There was also a female adult passenger and a 4-year-old child.

The woman and her daughter are both U.S. citizens. The woman identified the driver of the truck as Carlos Munoz-Parra, 33, of Sinaloa, Mexico. The passenger said Munoz-Parra was giving her a ride.

A search was conducted and he was found hiding in the desert. Munoz-Parra admitted he had been drinking and was an illegal immigrant.

Marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also found in the vehicle.

PCSO says Munoz-Parra has a history of unlawful entry into the United States and has been involved in numerous human smuggling cases.

He is facing charges of carrying a deadly weapon in furtherance of a felony, possessing a deadly weapon during chapter 34 offense, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited possessor, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and unlawful flight from law enforcement.

High-Speed Chase Suspect in the Country Illegally