A man was carjacked Tuesday while sitting in the bed of his pickup outside his home in Montana Vista, the El Paso County Sheriff s Office said.
The truck owner was approached by an unknown man who assaulted him at a home in the 3700 block of Judy Marie Lane and then drove away in the pickup, officials said.
Deputies later arrested Kristian Fuentes, 24, on a robbery charge after finding the truck nearby in the desert near Buntline Drive, officials said.
Fuentes was being held at the El Paso County Jail Downtown under a $50,000 bond.