MAN ASSAULTS, THREATENS, TIES UP WIFE – ARRESTED BY DEPUTIES
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009 2:25 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL
EVENT: MAN ASSAULTS, THREATENS, TIES UP WIFE / ARRESTED BY DEPUTIES
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 12700 block of Montana EL PASO COUNTY, TX
DATE / TIME: OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND
RESULT: ARREST MADE
EL PASO COUNTY, TX– Saturday afternoon 05-24-09 at 2:25PM, Sheriff’s Deputies had a walk-in at the Montana Patrol Station located at 12501 Montana, El Paso County, TX in reference to family violence. Deputies met with the female individual / Victim who told authorities she was physically assaulted the night before (05-23-09) by her common law husband. According to the Victim, the incident took place at their residence in the 12700 block of Montana. The victim told authorities that a verbal argument escalated to her husband choking her proceeding to allegedly threaten her with a hand gun. The male subject then tied the Victim with duct tape & again repeatedly threatened to kill her.
Sheriff’s deputies proceeded to the mentioned residence and took the suspect into custody. The Suspect was placed under arrest for AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W/ DEADLY WEAPON / FAMILY VIOLENCE ($50,000 bond), UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT / FAMILY VIOLENCE ($35,000 bond) and TERRORISTIC THREAT / FAMILY VIOLENCE ($15,000 bond).
Sheriff’s Officials requested a wanted person on the male subject and learned he was wanted on an outstanding Sheriff’s Office DWI Criminal Warrant ($10,000 bond). The Suspect was identified as JAIME MURILLO MURGUIA (27). An PROTECTIVE ORDER was also placed on MURGUIA at the request of the Victim. He remains at the El Paso County Detention Facility.
ARRESTED:
JAIME MURILLO MURGUIA (27)
CHARGES:
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AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W/ DEADLY WEAPON / FAMILY VIOLENCE- $50,000 Bond
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UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT / FAMILY VIOLENCE- $35,000 Bond
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TERRORISTIC THREAT / FAMILY VIOLENCE- $15,000 Bond
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DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED (WARRANT)- $10,000 Bond
(NOTE: INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW)
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.