San Angelo Man Indicted for Choking a Child

SAN ANGELO – A San Angelo man has been indicted by a Tom Green County grand jury for choking a child.

According to court documents, on December 23, 2021, the defendant, identified as Ronald Ramirez, and another individual went to the 300 block of North Main Street to visit with friends. Ramirez and others were drinking various types of alcohol including beer and liquor.

Two individuals were playing with a child when Ramirez pushed the child onto the couch and began choking the child. Ramirez left marks on the child’s neck and caused him to vomit.

Ramirez told the other individuals that the child was throwing up in the bathroom and one of them went to check on him. The child told the witness that Ramirez had put his hands around his neck, choked him, caused him pain, and made him throw up.

The investigator personally observed injuries on the child including a bruise and scratches.

Ronald Ramirez was booked into the Tom Green County Detention Facility on December 23, 2021 and made his $15,000.00 bond on December 25, 2021.

Injury to a child/elderly/disabled with intent to cause bodily injury is a 3rd degree felony and carries a possible punishment of 2 to 10 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000.00.