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LAS CRUCES - A man suspected of stealing a Nissan Altima early Friday morning was arrested a few hours later after allegedly driving off with a police office halfway inside the vehicle and then leading units on a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 10.
Steven Arechiga, 26, of the 16000 block of Furnace Street in Organ, is facing multiple charges: one third-degree felony count of aggravated assault upon a peace officer and fourth-degree felony counts of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, burglary of a vehicle and two counts of unauthorized use of a bank card. He also faces a misdemeanor count of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.