AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON - MONIQUE ANISA RICE

June 15, 2022

El Paso, Texas – On June 13, 2022, at approximately 9:59 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Sheriff's Office Academy gym located at 12501 E. Montana. The victim, a Sheriff's Office detention officer, told deputies that a female sitting inside a vehicle in the parking lot had pointed a gun at him. Upon deputies’ arrival, the female fled in her vehicle. Deputies attempted to make contact with her and were able to obtain the address to the vehicle driven by the female. Deputies located the female at a residence at the 13000 block of Alfredo Apodaca. The female, identified as Monique Anisa Rice, age 30 was taken into custody. The Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit responded and assisted with the investigation. During a search warrant executed by detectives, a handgun was located inside the residence. Rice was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Evading Arrest or Detention with a total bond of $23,000.