DEPORTED FELON ATTACKS DEPUTY
Jose Leonardo Cruz-Lanz
Friday, at approximately 10:56 am, a Deputy with the Precinct 1
Constable Office conducted a traffic stop on IH 45 just north of FM 830.
Upon approaching the vehicle and making verbal contact with the driver;
the deputy immediately developed probable cause and asked the driver to
step out of the vehicle. The deputy further learned that the driver was
an illegal who had been deported as an aggravated felon. At this time, a
peace officer from the Panorama Village stopped to assist our deputy
with this roadside investigation.
Officers then advised the driver/suspect that he was being detained. The
driver then started actively resisting both officers and a violent
struggle ensued. The driver continued fighting with the officers into
the median onto the feeder road; in an attempt to flee. During this
struggle, several citizens stopped to help the officers gain control of
the driver/suspect.
The driver/suspect was detained and then started having a medical
episode. Montgomery County Hospital District arrived on location to
check the driver/suspect, who was then transported for medical
evaluation.
Both deputies were treated at the scene for minor injuries. The
driver/suspect was later released from the hospital and taken to the
Montgomery County Jail without incident. The driver/suspect was charged
with two (2) counts of Assault on a Public Servant, a third-degree
felony.
Constable Cash wishes to thank the citizens who stopped to help deputies
gain control of this suspect. “We are fortunate to work in a community
where the public respects, supports and helps the police”. “Since
January 1 of this year, 107 police officers have lost their lives
providing law enforcement services throughout the nation”.
Constable Cash further thanks our area partners (Panorama Police
Department, Conroe Fire, and Montgomery County Hospital District and
Precinct 2 Constable’s Office) for their assistance in getting a violent
felon off our streets.
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