WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Documents revealed new details in the arrest of a man who took Border Patrol on a chase Monday in Weslaco.

Border Patrol agents, around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, observed a raft crossing the Rio Grande with several people aboard near Mercedes, according to the criminal complaint.

It was about 40 minutes later, agents say, that the people boarded a dark colored SUV and drove away. The agents followed the SUV to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to yield.

Documents further stated that Texas DPS aided in the pursuit along with Hidalgo County Constables.

The SUV struck a DPS unit near FM 1015 and Expressway 83.

The chase ended in a shopping center west of Westgate Road. The driver, Cesar Rafael Leon, exited the SUV and was later apprehended by a H

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