Santa Fe police have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of attempting to ram a police car while trying to avoid arrest during a pursuit.
Police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza says Robert Pacheco was arrested early Monday morning after police received information he was hiding out a hotel.
Espinoza says officers were attempting to detain Pacheco on an outstanding warrant last Wednesday when the attempted ramming to place.
According to Espinoza, Pacheco was sought because he allegedly cut off an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet after he was released from jail two months ago.
Espinoza says Pacheco was previously arrested in connection with several 2013 armed robberies.
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