Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Report
Thursday, April 13, 2018, 9:44 PM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to the 2200 block of Villa Circle in reference to a suspicious vehicle call. Investigating officers encountered a 2015 Gray in color Chrysler parked in front of a residence occupied by a male and a female. Officers spoke with the couple and detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the interior of the vehicle. As a result, the investigating officers arrested 17 year-old Abel Perez and 18-year-old Briana M. Hernandez for possession of marijuana after an amount over 2 ounces, but less than 4 ounces was located in the vehicle in which they occupied. Perez and Hernandez were presented before a magistrate and remanded to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of individual $3000 personal recognizance bonds.
Saturday, April 14, 2018, 12:36 AM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to a business within the 400 block of South Texas Drive in reference to an assault. Investigating officers spoke with an adult male complainant who informed he had been struck in the face several times with a closed fist by a known male. The known male suspect had been detained on scene by a Deputy Constable and was identified as 23-year-old Dominik Soto. The complainant declined medical attention but wished to file formal charges. Dominik Soto was arrested later presented before a magistrate where he was formally charged with assault and remanded to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $4000 bond.
Saturday, April 14, 2018, 9:30 AM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to the Walmart Store in reference to theft. While responding officers were informed the two male subjects involved in the theft had fled the store running. One of the male suspects who was later determined to be a juvenile was detained by a Texas State Trooper in the area of the Maverick County Lake. The second subject fled into an adjacent store and was located hiding within a fitting room. The male was determined to be an adult, 17 years of age identified as Nestor M. Puente who was charged with theft over $100 but less than $750 after he exited the Walmart store with merchandise concealed within a backpack, an additional charge of evading arrest was also added. The male juvenile was released to the custody of a parent on a municipal court citation after he was discovered to have exited the store with merchandise valued under $100. Nestor M. Puente was presented before a magistrate where he was formally charged with theft and evading arrest and remanded to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $2000 bond.
