TAMIU police chief arrested on shots fired incident
May 9, 2021
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TAMIU Police Chief Fructoso San Miguel is facing allegations of recklessly firing shots at an opossum in the backyard of his Lakeside home, according to an arrest affidavit.
San Miguel, 60, turned himself in to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning to be served with an arrest warrant for discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, a Class A misdemeanor punishable with up to one year in jail or a $4,000 fine or both.
Webb County Jail records show San Miguel is out on bond.
“Our University Chief of Police has cooperated fully with authorities and presented himself to them (on Friday morning). No additional comment is possible at this time as this is now a legal matter,” the university said in a statement.