Two were arrested following a joint investigation by the Lamesa Police and the Texas Rangers - KCBD

The arrest came out of a joint investigation between the Lamesa Police Department and the Texas Rangers. Less than an hour later, at roughly 5:45 p.m., the Martin County Sheriff's Office took a second man, 40-year-old Gabriel Flores, into custody in Stanton. Flores faces a charge of breach of computer security.

Investigators secured arrest warrants for both men the same day, according to Peterson.

For people in Lamesa and Stanton, the arrests show state and local law enforcement pooling resources on a case that stretched across county lines. It also means two men now face separate charges tied to the same investigation, one accused of criminal responsibility for another's conduct, the other accused of a computer security breach. Neither charge has been detailed further, and no additional information on the underlying case has been released.

The Texas Rangers typically step into local investigations when a case needs state-level manpower or expertise, so their involvement here signals this was more than a routine local matter. Two suspects, two towns, one hour apart, and warrants signed the same day, a sign the investigation moved fast.