Failure to Appear Turns to Warrant for Wenatchee Hit-and-Run
A Wenatchee man who admitted to hitting three officers with his car during a traffic stop is now wanted again — this time for skipping his sentencing.
Prosecutors say 23-year-old Romeo Padron pleaded guilty in June to assault and hit-and-run charges. He was free on $25,000 bond while awaiting a four-month jail sentence.
Padron failed to appear in court Wednesday, prompting a judge to issue a bench warrant.
The case stems from a March 13 stop at Walker Avenue and Spokane Street, where deputies say Padron’s Ford Taurus bumped two sheriff’s deputies and a Wenatchee police officer, all of whom were on foot. None were injured.
Padron fled, triggering a SWAT search on Chelan Avenue that day. He wasn’t arrested until two weeks later.
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