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El Paso man tased 10 times during incident at Chico’s Tacos

Update (5:34 PM): Court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal that the arresting officer had to tase Vicente Rios 10 times while attempting an arrest. The documents state that the tasing was ineffective and the officer had to punch Rios and pin him to the ground until other officers could arrive and help put him in handcuffs. The officer said that Vicente Rios reached for his taser during the struggle. The court documents state that the officer's knee hit the pavement during his struggle to arrest Vicente Rios.

The court documents state that the police officer was first called out to reports that Vicente Rios' father, Jose Rios, had groped a woman standing in line at Chico's Tacos. Jose Rios denied groping the woman and told the responding officer that he was not even in line at the time of the incident. A retired federal agent happened to be at the restaurant and saw the whole thing. He told the officer that Jose Rios had grabbed the woman inappropriately and then bumped into her as an attempt to cover up his actions.


EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Police arrested a father and son after an officer hurt his knee during an incident at the Chico's Tacos on George Dieter.

El Paso Police officials say that officers were first called out to the restaurant to investigate the father, Jose Valles Rios. A woman standing in line with her child accused Rios of groping her.

Jose Valles Rios (Courtesy: EPPD)

As investigators were at the scene, they say Rios' son, Vicente Rios, was interfering in the investigation. They say that the younger Rios displayed signs of intoxication and refused to follow commands.

An officer then tried to detain Vicente Rios. Officials say that he resisted, leading to a physical struggle during which the officer hurt his knee.

Vicente Rios (Courtesy: EPPD)

Jose Rios is charged with Class C Assault and was booked into jail on a $242 bond. Vicente Rios was charged with Attempt to Take a Weapon from an Officer; Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport; and Interference with Public Duties. He was booked into jail on a combined $20,000 bond.

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