LAS CRUCES - An Arizona man suspected of leading authorities on a high-speed chase throughout Las Cruces and surrounding areas Thursday evening is a suspect in bank robberies in two states, officials said.

Zachary Stephen Reeder, 39, of Marana, Arizona, was arrested after the dramatic, 45-minute chase came to an end with a crash and foot pursuit near Apodaca Road and N.M. Highway 28.

A passenger, identified as Cassandra Webb, 28, of Phoenix, also was taken into custody at the time of Reeder's arrest. Reeder and Webb were booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center early Friday morning and are being held without bond on federal charges, jail records show.

A criminal complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court states Webb told authorities she knowingly drove the getaway car while Reeder robbed banks earlier this week in Mesa, Arizona and Thursday in Deming.

Reeder and Webb have both been charged with federal robbery, jail records show.

Reeder was also charged Friday in a federal criminal complaint with assault on a federal task force officer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Separately, Reeder was charged with two state-level felonies, including aggravated assault on a peace officer and aggravated fleeing or eluding an officer, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.

The robberies

The complaint states Webb told authorities she met Reeder about one month ago in Arizona. She said they are in a relationship.

Webb, who talked to authorities Friday, said she drove Reeder to an unnamed bank in Mesa, Arizona, about five days ago. According to Webb, Reeder was wearing Army camouflage clothing and entered the bank with what she described as a sawed-off black shotgun.

She said she was driving a BMW "when the bank was robbed," the affidavit states.

Later, the two drove to Lordsburg, where Webb said they "picked up the White Acura SUV," with Arizona plates, the complaint states.

Webb told authorities she and Reeder drove to Silver City on Wednesday in an attempt to rob the Wells Fargo bank. She said they arrived late and the bank was closed.

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On Thursday, Webb and Reader were in Deming and she drove him to the First Savings Bank, the complaint states. Reeder entered wearing Army camouflage clothing with a tan hat and sunglasses, Webb told authorities.

The First Savings Bank at 520 S. Gold Ave. was robbed Thursday morning by a man wearing a camouflage jacket and boonie hat, according to the FBI.

The FBI report states the robber displayed a shotgun and demanded money from the teller before leaving with an undisclosed amount of money.

"The suspect left the bank and got into a vehicle described as a white SUV that was last seen heading west," the FBI reported.

The criminal complaint filed Friday states surveillance photos of the man who robbed the bank in Deming appeared similar to a man who robbed the Wells Fargo in Silver City on May 19.

On that date, a man dressed in camouflage and wearing a fishing hat and dark sunglasses, went inside the Wells Fargo at 12th and Pope streets, pointed a gun at a teller and asked for money, according to police reports.

Following the robbery, a customer inside Wells Fargo told police he chased after the suspect, but stopped when he saw the man holding a handgun.

The chase

Before Thursday's chase ensued, Metro Narcotics agents received information that Reeder was possibly in Las Cruces in an Acura SUV that had been carjacked. He was believed to be armed and in possession of narcotics.

The agents subsequently located the Acura at the Walmart on South Valley Drive and set up surveillance. Around 7 p.m., Reeder and Webb drove out of the parking lot in the Acura.

Before the agents could perform a traffic stop, Reeder allegedly rammed into an unmarked law enforcement unit and fled north on Valley Drive, setting off the high-speed chase.

LCPD and News Mexico State Police pursued the Acura as Reeder led officers on a chase through several streets in Las Cruces, and along both Interstates 10 and 25.

The federal complaints state investigators chased the Acura from South Main Street to Valley Drive. The Acura then made a U-turn and began traveling on North Main Street before heading east on Boutz Road. The Acura then proceeded south on El Paseo Road.

From El Paseo, the Acura turned into a neighborhood to the west, and eventually ended up on Milton Avenue, though it's unclear how it got there. The federal complaint states law enforcement attempted to initiate a high-risk traffic stop on Milton, but the Acura rammed into an unmarked patrol vehicle, causing damage to the grill and bumper area.

That vehicle was driven by an FBI task force officer who was not seriously injured, according to the FBI.

A portion of the chase was not included in documents, but Sun-News reporters did listen to it on a police scanner.

The Acura eventually led authorities on to Picacho Avenue and then on to Interstate 10 westbound. The Acura exited at Exit 132, went across the overpass and started heading on I-10 eastbound back to Las Cruces.

The vehicle re-entered Las Cruces at the Avenida de Mesilla exit. It made its way to Stern Drive, where it crossed over on to Interstate 10 eastbound and eventually on to Interstate 25 northbound.

The Acura re-entered city streets at the Lohman exit. The chase eventually went into a residential neighborhood to the south of Lohman, where the Acura reportedly crossed through a portion of Chiva Town Park. It made its way back to Lohman and exited southbound I-25. From there, the Acura traveled back on to I-10, heading eastbound.

On I-10, the Acura left the highway, plowed through a fence and into a residential neighborhood in south Las Cruces, police said. The pursuit continued along residential roadways and through a pecan orchard just south of Las Cruces.

About 45 minutes after the chase began, the Acura crashed into a telephone pole off Carver Road, near N.M. 28. It came to a rest after striking a pecan tree.

Reeder then fled the vehicle on foot, leaving Webb behind. He was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit with officers and was taken into custody shorty before 8 p.m. Officers found three Federal brand 20-gauge shotgun shells and one Remington 20-gauge shotgun shell in a black fanny pack strapped to Reeder's waist, the federal complaint states.

Webb remained in the Acura and was also taken into custody.

After executing search warrants on the Acura and a nearby hotel room rented by Reeder, investigators found a shotgun, handgun and methamphetamine, police said.

Reeder is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Las Cruces on Monday, according to the FBI.

Carlos Andres López can be reached 575-541-5453, carlopez@lcsun-news.com or @carlopez_los on Twitter