Standoff ends with suspect, father, girlfriend jailed

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com

Elidio Rodriguez

Elidio Rodriguez

A wanted man from San Benito, his father and girlfriend are behind bars following a near four-hour standoff with law enforcement authorities from the San Benito Police Department, Cameron County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety.

According to SBPD Detective Rogelio Banda Jr., 30-year-old Elidio Jesus Rodriguez was identified as a wanted person when spotted at approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday drinking in public with a group of male subjects near the 600 block of Southwind Lane in San Benito.

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