Law Enforcement Pack the Heat Against Criminals Over Weekend

SAN ANGELO, TX – This was another busy weekend for local law enforcement, and, since Friday, through this morning, 70 people with not-so-smart intentions made their way to the Tom Green County Jail. That included 23-year-old Steven Ray Gamez, 20-year-old Brianna Zoila Molina, and 24-year-old Araceli Espinola, who LIVE! reported on last night.

These three individuals were arrested after San Angelo Police investigated several shots fired calls reported after 8:30 p.m. Click here for the original story.

Public Information Officer Tracy Gonzalez said, just before 9 p.m. last night, officers conducted an investigatory traffic stop on a blue 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, which matched the description of a vehicle leaving the area of reported shots fired in the 6600 block of Knickerbocker Road.

"During the contact, Officers observed a handgun in plain view behind the driver’s seat and open containers of alcohol," said Gonzalez.

Gamez was booked at 10:43 p.m. and charged with Unlawful Carrying Weapon after a record's check of the gun revealed it was reported stolen out of Tom Green County. When officers conducted a search of Gamez, they located a bag containing several Xanax pills. Thus, he was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance PG 3 < 28G. He also received a citation for Discharging a Firearm Inside City Limits after Police learned Gamez had reportedly fired the handgun near the northwest side of the KOA Campground on Knickerbocker Rd.

His bonds total $1,500.

This is Gamez’s 22^nd arrest in Tom Green County.

Both Molina and Espinola were booked into the TGCJ shortly after Gamez on outstanding warrants. Also, Espinola received citations for Driving While License Invalid and Open Container. This is Molina’s 3^rd arrest and Espinola's 4th arrest.

Molina was also released from jail at 12:37 a.m.

Overall, out of the 70 arrests, 29 people were arrested on new crimes, 32 had outstanding warrants and nine people went to jail for both new crimes and outstanding warrants.

Here are the new crimes outlined on the booking report:

• Burglary of Building: 1
• Possession of Marijuana: 4
• Possession of Controlled Substance: 6
• Manufacture Delivery Controlled Substance: 1
• DWI: 3
• Assault Family: 1
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: 3
• Forgery of Financial Instrument: 1
• Evading Arrest: 2
• Assault by Threat: 1
• Burglary of Habitation: 1
• Public Intoxication: 3
• Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon: 1
• Minor in Consumption: 1
• Pedestrian Walking in Roadway: 1
• Assault Causes Bodily Injury: 4
• Interfere w/Emergency Request: 2
• Theft of Property: 1
• DOC Fighting: 2
• Terroristic Threat: 1
• Driving While License Invalid: 2
• Display Fictitious Motor Vehicle Registration: 1
• Border Patrol: 1
• Unlawful Carrying of Weapon: 1
• Pedestrian Walking with Traffic: 1

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Note: We added more details released by SAPD this afternoon at 4:20 p.m. on the arrest of Gamez, Espinola and Molina to the story.