A NUDE MAN ON STATE ROAD 245 NEAR CLOVIS ON JULY 4TH. CURRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY THE NUDE MAN WAS 37 YEAR OLD JESUS TARANGO. A DEPUTY TRIED TO COAX HIM INTO HIS PATROL CAR, BUT TARANGO SAT BY THE ROAD, THEN TRIED TO FLAG DOWN A CAR.
TARANGO SAID HE’D BEEN POISONED … THEN JUMPED INTO THE PATROL CAR AND TOOK OFF HEADED EASTBOUND. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS TARANGO DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR INJURIES AND ARRESTED.
HE’S CHARGED WITH RESISTING AN OFFICER, AGGRAVATED FLEEING, STEALING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONCEALING IDENTITY.
