SAN ANGELO—The suspect in a violent crowbar attack on a San Angelo has been indicted by a Tom Green County Grand Jury for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
According to court documents, on August 14, 2022, investigators learned that San Angelo police officers were dispatched to the 700 block of E. 45th St. regarding an assault. Once on scene, the investigators reviewed body camera footage and a police report from responding officers. According to reports, a resident was awakened by his son who told him a man was banging on the front door and breaking windows on the residence.
The man went outside to investigate the situation and observed an assailant getting into a dark colored Chevrolet pickup truck. The resident attempted to stop the man armed with a crowbar from leaving and was struck in the head with what he identified as a crowbar.
The victim told officered the man he encountered in the Chevrolet pickup was David Lee Flores.
When investigators spoke with the victim, they learned that he required medical treatment for his injuries and observed approximately eight staples near the top of his head and lacerations near his left eyebrow. According to a witness, the victim was struck at least three times with the crowbar.
A photographic lineup was presented to the victim where he positively identified Flores as the man who damaged his property and attacked him with a crowbar.
Flores was arrested and booked into the Tom Green County Detention Facility on August 16, 2022, and posted a $40,000 bond on August 17, 2022. He is not allowed to contact the victim.
An indictment means the grand jury confirms there is sufficient evidence to move the case forward to trial.
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