Police charge eleven in connection with vandalism of ‘Star on the Mountain’

Police arrested and charged seven adults and four juveniles in connection with several incidents of vandalism of El Paso’s iconic star on the Franklin Mountains.

Miguel Perez, 17; Victoria Sanchez, 18; Alejandro Mora, 20; were arrested on June 30th. They are each charged with theft and criminal trespassing. Their bond was set at $1,000.

At around 10 p.m. on July 6th, police arrested three 16-year-old boys and charged them with criminal trespass and theft. That same night, 18-year old Javier Castro and a fourth 16-year-old boy and were charged with criminal trespass. Castro’s bond was set at $300.

The next day, July 7th, police arrested three 17-year-olds. They are Oscar Valdez of Fort Hancock, Gabriel Gonzalez of Fabens, and Sabrina Gonzalez of Fabens. All three are charged with trespassing.

Police say that they were all found on the mountain and that the stolen light bulbs were recovered.

A Snapchat video had been posted last week of two individuals on top of the mountain, appearing to show the two taking some its light bulbs.