Assault in Rumors Parking Lot
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Mar 10, 2010, 0 Comments
Courtesy Joe Baeza,
ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 10, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15AM POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO 9802 MC PHERSON (RUMORS PARKING LOT) FOR AN ASSAULT THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. OFFICERS MET WITH SECURITY PERSONNEL WHO STATED THAT THEY ALLEGEDLY WITNESSED A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION BETWEEN A COUPLE OF MALE SUBJECTS. ONE MALE WAS SEEN ATTACKING ANOTHER MALE SUBJECT, ACROSS THE STREET AT 9801 MC PHERSON (BBVA BANK PARING LOT). THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY STARTED ASSAULTING THE VICTIM, BY HITTING HIM ON HIS HEAD AND FACE WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND. SEVERAL BYSTANDERS WERE TRYING TO SEPARATE THE FIGHTING MEN. SECURITY PERSONNEL THEN PROCEEDED TO DETAIN THE AGGRESSOR UNTIL LAREDO POLICE ARRIVED.
THE VICTIM SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS AND BRUISES TO THE FACE AND ARMS, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. GERARDO SIMON RODRIGUEZ, WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ASSAULT CLASS A. MR. RODRIGUEZ WAS TAKEN TO THE LAREDO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR BOOKING AND LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE WEBB COUNTY JAIL ON A $3,000 DOLLAR BOND SET BY JUDGE O. MARTINEZ.
