Posted: Aug 4, 2012 8:24 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2012 4:29 PM
HIDALGO COUNTY- Authorities have called off the search for Jose Jaime Roque Munoz at a nearby sugar cane field on Mile 2 West and Mile 12 North in Hidalgo County.
Federal, state and local law enforcement have been searching for the man in that area all day. This afternoon, a SWAT team raided a home but came up empty. The suspect was nowhere to be found.
Around 6 p.m. Saturday, law enforcement told CHANNEL 5 NEWS the suspect was spotted in a sugar cane field. Officials then set up another perimeter and began searching the field.
The suspect has not been found.
Munoz is wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and money laundering. DPS troopers also suspect he was involved in a motorcycle accident.
If you have any information, you're asked to call the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office at 956-383-8114.