Brawl injures eye of young Eagle Pass Man

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

A young Eagle Pass man, Noe Martinez, age 27, sustained a serious injury to his left eye from a beer bottle broken on his face on Sunday, May 3, 2015, when he was involved in a brawl with another Eagle Pass man, Romero Torres, age 26, announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber.

Martinez was transported to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center and later air-lifted to a San Antonio, Texas medical center to receive emergency treatment to his serious left-eye injury. Preliminary reports from San Antonio indicate that Martinez may possibly lose his left-eye eyesight as a result of his injuries. San Antonio eye surgeons are doing everything possible to try to save his eyesight.

Torres faces possible assault charges as a result of the brawl and injury to Martinez, according to Sheriff Schmerber. Torres has not been arrested yet as he is evading arrest by Maverick County Deputy Sheriff’s.

The incident is under investigation by the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.