One Suspect Arrested in Eagle Pass High School & Junior High Vandalism Case, More Expected Soon

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

The Eagle Pass Independent School District Police Department has arrested a suspect, Antonio Caballero, Jr., age 21, on Friday, March 24, 2017 in the vandalism case against Eagle Pass High School and Eagle Pass Junior High that occurred during Spring Break 2017.

Antonio Caballero, Jr. was taken to the Maverick County Tom Bowles Detention Center for booking, processing, and magistration on March 24th for the charges of burglary of a building.

Maverick County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Tere Melendrez magistrated Antonio Caballero, Jr. and set a bond of $7,000 on him.

According to the preliminary investigation of the case, five individuals entered into Eagle Pass High School and caused damages to the building with a golf cart driven inside the school and later entered Eagle Pass Junior High School through the roof and caused significant damages to school computers, broke windows and doors, and sprayed fire extinguishers on school property and equipment causing thousands of dollars in damages.  The suspects wore clown masks during their mayhem to avoid detection of their identities.  However, the Eagle Pass Independent School District and the Eagle Pass Police Department were able to identify Antonio Caballero, Jr. as one of the suspects.  The identification of the remaining four suspects is expected to confirmed later this week.  More arrests are expected to be made this coming week.

“The Eagle Pass Independent School District will not condone egregious behavior, and will take appropriate action.  It will always be the school district’s utmost priority to ensure student safety and district property,” said an EPISD press release.

Eagle Pass Independent School District taxpayers expressed dismay and concerns with the destruction of school property and equipment in the thousands of dollars.

All persons accused of a criminal wrongdoing are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court at law according to the legal and constitutional rights in the United States.