Stabbings at Upper Valley party leaves 2 injured / 1arrested - 1 remains at large
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / Public Information Officer
Direct: (915) 538-2223
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date & Time: Sunday, July 27, 2008 3:30 pm
WHO: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Upper Valley Patrol / Criminal Investigations Division-CID)
WHAT: Stabbing at party leaves 2 injured - 1 arrested / 1 at-large
WHERE: 1300 block of Malmo Westway, TX
WHEN: Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 4: 05 AM
WHY: Investigation continues
INFORMATION:
Early Sunday morning 07-27-08 at about 4:05 AM, Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 1300 of Malmo Westway, TX in reference to an aggravated assault (stabbing). Upon arrival, Deputies found 2 individuals who suffered stab wounds. Information received indicates a party was taking place at this residence when a confrontation ensued between several individuals. It escalated into a fight & resulted in the stabbings. According to eye witness accounts, the subjects responsible for the stabbings fled just prior to Deputies arriving on scene. The description of the get away vehicle was said to be a Brown Ford Bronco. CID Detectives were summoned to the scene.
Both stab Victims were transported to Thomason Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The victims both of El Paso, TX- were identified as Juan Avila (21)- stabbed twice in the upper torso area and Mauricio Rodriguez (17)- suffered a stab to his upper left arm.
Late Sunday morning at about 11:30 am, a tip led Sheriff Deputies to the whereabouts of one of the subjects involved in the stabbings. Deputies apprehended Jose Luis Ceballos (20) of the 7200 block of Sixth St. Canutillo, TX. Further Investigation revealed Ceballos drove the get away vehicle & was an accomplice to the crime. He was charged and arrested for 2 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (knife).
Jose Luis Ceballos (20)
Charge: 2 counts - Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (knife) -$4,000 Total bond
Sheriff Investigators are still looking for main suspect in these stabbings who possibly goes by the name "Axel Garcia"-no other information is available at this time.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of this suspect is urged to call the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at (915) 546-2280 or Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-TIPS (8477).