The fugitive featured for Crime Stoppers of Wichita Falls Manhunt Monday was arrested Tuesday.

Delfino Moreno Aleman, 57, has been charged with attempt to take weapon from an officer in connection with a Sept. 19 incident, according to court records. 

He was being held Tuesday afternoon in Wichita County Jail on $3,000 bond, according to jail records. 

An affidavit for an arrest warrant gave this account: About 6:54 p.m. Sept. 19, a Wichita Falls police officer was dispatched to the 2300 block of Buchanan Street in reference to a disturbance.

The officer parked his police car in the street and immediately came across a man later identified as Aleman.

He approached the officer in a hostile manner. He had unsteady balance, slurred speech and breath smelling like alcohol.

The officer believed Aleman was a danger to himself or others, and tried to arrest him for public intoxication.

Aleman resisted arrest and tried to pull away, which caused both Aleman and the officer to end up in the front yard of the home.

He kept resisting, so the officer did a leg sweep to take Aleman down to the ground. Once they were on the ground, Aleman continued to resist arrest and reached out with his left hand and grabbed the grip of the officer's duty weapon.

The officer believed Aleman was trying to disarm him. He hit Aleman in the face, allowing the cop to partly gain control of the suspect.

Then another officer arrived and helped take Aleman into custody. 

Crime Stoppers offered a reward up to a $500 reward if a tip led to Aleman's arrest and the board approves the reward. 

If you have any information on a crime or location of a fugitive, call Crime Stoppers at 940-322-9888 24 hours a day.


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