Eagle Pass Man Arrested and Charged with Deadly Conduct

(Press Release) Saturday, November 11, 2017, 2:17 AM: Eagle Pass Police Officers in the area of South Texas Drive noticed a suspicious red Dodge pickup truck driving over a concrete curb within a private parking lot. Officers proceeded to follow the vehicle in order to conduct a traffic stop and while doing so officers heard a gunshot emanating from the interior of the Dodge truck. Officers conducted a felony stop on the vehicle within the 200 block of South Garrison Street after the vehicle exited a second private parking lot.

The driver, identified as 40 year old Gabriel Serrano was immediately detained for officer safety. During the course of the officers’ investigation, an AR-15 style rifle was discovered in the interior of the truck along with a spent shell casing. Serrano Was transported to the Eagle Pass Police Department where he was processed, magistrated and formally charged with deadly conduct. Serrano was remanded to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $3,500 bond set by Justice of the Peace David Castañeda.

This case remains under investigation by the Eagle Pass Police Department Criminal Investigations Division and the Texas Rangers.