An officer with the San Angelo Police Division sustained accidents Friday morning after responding to a name to take a look at suspicious individuals, an SAPD media launch mentioned.
The officer was transported to Shannon Medical Middle for remedy, and a person was taken into custody in reference to the incident, police mentioned within the media launch.
Paul Garcia, 38, was charged with three county warrants, failure to establish, resisting arrest and evading arrest or detention, the media launch mentioned.
Anybody charged with against the law is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible past an affordable doubt in a courtroom of regulation.
A San Angelo Police Division police automobile Wednesday Feb. 26, 2025.
Round 9:26 a.m. Friday, San Angelo law enforcement officials responded to a name concerning suspicious individuals within the 4400 block of Inexperienced Valley Path, police mentioned. They recognized a person matching an outline offered after they arrived.
They tried to detain the person through the course of the investigation, police mentioned. The person, recognized as Garcia, started resisting arrest, resulting in a bodily altercation. One officer was injured.
Garcia sustained minor accidents through the battle, police mentioned. So earlier than he was taken to the Tom Inexperienced County Jail, Garcia was first delivered to Shannon Medical Middle for analysis and medical clearance.
Police mentioned Friday morning that no additional particulars have been obtainable.
The title of the injured officer and his situation weren’t offered within the media launch.
Garcia was not but listed in on-line Tom Inexperienced County Jail data simply earlier than midday Friday.
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