EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested a man from Chaparral after investigators found him responsible for assaulting a man, EPPD said Monday. The arrest comes after El Paso firefighters responded to a structure fire in Central El Paso, where they found the assault victim.
Police said firefighters found 47-year-old Salome Lares with assault injuries on the 700 block of N. Ochoa St. Saturday. Lares was sent to a burn center in Lubbock in critical condition.
Investigators identified 33-year-old David Garcia responsible for the assault. Police arrested and booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility and charged him with aggravated assault…