Man arrested for public intoxication, assaulting officer in Horizon, police say

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 68-year-old man was arrested after he was found intoxicated on a sidewalk in Horizon and assaulted a police officer this past Saturday, Jan. 3, according to the Horizon City Police Department.

Enrique Villegas, 68, was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, search, or transport, and public intoxication that Saturday, according to police.

Police say just before 3 p.m., they responded to a disturbance call near the intersection of Eastlake Boulevard and Darrington Road after reports of a man lying on a sidewalk.

Upon arrival, police located Villegas, who was sitting on a sidewalk near a local business. Villegas displayed signs of intoxication, including slurred speech and smelled like alcohol…

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