Eloy Martinez Vazquez Charged With Multiple Felony Counts For Assaulting Several Laredo Police Officers Including An Investigator During Traffic Stop

Martinez Vazquez was arrested and charged with multiple felony counts for assaulting several Laredo Police officers including an investigator.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 22, 2022

Laredo, Texas - On Tuesday, Eloy Martinez Vazquez, 28, was charged in Webb County for two felony counts of assault on a police officer, bond was set at $20,000 each count; evading arrest/detention (felony), bond was set at $3,000, and one misdemeanor count for of resisting arrest, bond was set at $3,000, totalled $46,000.

If convicted, Martinez Vazquez is facing between 2 years to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for each felony count of assault of a police officer. Martinez Vazquez is also facing up to 2 years in prison for one felony count of evading arrest and up to $10,000 in fines, and is facing up to 12 months in jail and up to $4,000 in fines for one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.

According to the criminal complaint, Laredo Police Officer Valerie Carpio made the initial traffic stop on Monday, November 21, 2022 around 8:14 p.m. at Madison Street and Eagle Pass Ave. near the Lafayette Bridge located in the Canta Ranas neighborhood. Martinez Vazquez who was driving a black Dodge Charger apparently ran a stop sign and was stopped by Officer Carpio. She called for backup. When a warrant check was initiated, it came back that Martinez Vazquez had an active warrant from the Webb County Sheriff's Office for possession of marijuana.

Officer Carpio and Laredo Police Investigator Severiano Medina III, 36, who arrived at the scene attempted to arrest Martinez Vazquez and they got into an altercation with the suspect. A taser was deployed by Officer Carpio and Investigator Medina III was also tased along with the suspect and he fell to the ground striking his head, injured himself in the fall and altercation, Martinez Vazquez then fled the scene on foot and was later arrested.

Investigator Medina III suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalized and later released, according to the Laredo Police Department.