Uvalde officers, assisted by Uvalde County deputies, responded to a report of a fight in progress on Jan. 14 in the 600 block of Brice Lane.

During the initial investigation, one of the men being questioned decided to disregard officers’ directives and began running in a northeast direction.

After a brief foot pursuit, officers successfully arrested Juan Manuel Fuentes (23) of Uvalde on the following charges: Unlawful carrying of a weapon, resisting arrest, and evading arrest or detention.

Fuentes actively resisted the lawful arrest being executed by Uvalde officers. It is unknown exactly Fuentes chose to evade officers; his flawed decision-making could possibly be due to the fact he was in possession of a pistol, which he discarded during the foot pursuit.

Officers arrested a second Uvalde man, Julio Cardenas (36) at the initial scene of the disturbance for active Uvalde County warrants.