EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An officer with the El Paso Police Department, with a history of assault, was terminated Thursday after he was arrested again on assault charges.
According to jail records, on Feb. 27, ex-EPPD officer Joshua Anthony Gallardo, who had been arrested in 2023 for allegedly assaulting a woman after leaving a bar, was booked at the El Paso County jail and charged with:
- Assaulting a family member
- Offense date: Aug. 15, 2024
- Terroristic threats/causing fear of serious bodily injury
- Offense date: Jan. 17, 2025
- Assault/impeding breathing/circulation
- Offense date: Feb. 11, 2024
A total bond of $30,000 was set for all three charges.
Jail records show Gallardo posted bail and was released that same day…