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Wanted Parole Violator Arrested After Pursuit in Seguin


On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Seguin Police Department's CASE Unit, acting on intelligence, located a wanted subject, 35-year-old Joseph Carlos Medrano, in the 500 block of S Crocket Street. Medrano had been wanted by pardon and parole for several years.

Officers spotted Medrano driving a black Dodge SUV on South River Street and East Shelby Street and initiated a traffic stop. Medrano fled, leading officers on a short vehicle pursuit. He returned to the 500 block of S Crocket Street and then fled on foot.

Seguin Police officers from the CASE Unit and Patrol Division, along with Guadalupe County Sheriff's Department patrol deputies, established a perimeter around a residence. Medrano was subsequently found hiding underneath the residence and was taken into custody without incident.

Medrano was arrested on his active parole violation warrant and additionally charged with Evading in a Motor Vehicle and Evading on foot.