Manuel Ortega Gomez

March 10 Odessa police arrested 41-year-old Manuel Ortega Gomez and charged him with possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), a state jail felony; and for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Officers pulled over a man riding a bicycle, identified as Gomez, in the 1100 block of Pine Avenue at 7:33 p.m. March 10. Police made contact with Gomez and investigation revealed he had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Officers searched Gomez and found him to be in possession of cocaine. Gomez, 1519 Anderson Ave., was released March 11 from the Ector County Detention Center on $3,500 bond.