APD Searching for Road Rage Suspect

AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF FIRING SHOTS AT A SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY DURING A PURSUIT TUESDAY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 29 YEAR OLD RANDY BRANCH IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

IT ALL BEGAN WHEN BRANCH ALLEGEDLY POINTED A GUN AT ANOTHER MOTORIST DURING A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT ON U-S 84/285. A DEPUTY LATER SPOTTED THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE AND BEGAN HIS PURSUIT…RESULTING IN SHOTS BEING FIRED AT THE DEPUTY. NO ONE WAS HIT.

BRANCH EVENTUALLY EVADED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE LA PUEBLA AREA.

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