EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Daniel Villegas, who was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide in 2018 after serving 19 years in jail, was arrested on home violence prices early Wednesday morning, July 17.
Villegas, 47, is charged with assault, inflicting bodily damage to a member of the family following an early morning altercation with a lady in Northeast El Paso.
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In accordance with the arrest affidavit obtained by KTSM, police have been dispatched to an condo close to Irvin Excessive Faculty to analyze a home assault in progress.
Upon arrival, police met with the alleged sufferer saying the argument stemmed from Villegas accusing the sufferer of being untrue, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
The argument led to Villegas grabbing her by the wrists with each of his palms, inflicting her to really feel ache, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
In accordance with court docket paperwork, police famous the sufferer had potential dried blood and scratches on each of her wrists and proper forearm. The sufferer claimed the dried blood was hers.
Villegas was the topic of nationwide consideration, together with a Dateline episode, after enduring a grave injustice. He was exonerated following 19 years of incarceration for the 1993 murders of Armando “Mando” Lazo and Bobby England. Villegas, who was 16 on the time of the murders, maintained EPPD Detective Alfonso Marquez coerced him right into a confession. A jury discovered him not responsible in a re-trial in October 2018, a verdict that highlighted the grave miscarriage of justice he had suffered.
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He has since sued the Metropolis of El Paso, and the lawsuit stays pending in federal court docket.
Villegas posted a $2,500 bond and was launched Wednesday afternoon. The fees are a Class A misdemeanor. He has not but been assigned an lawyer.
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