‘He is going to shoot me’: Man who says he was held at gunpoint by ex-HPD captain speaks to KPRC 2 Investigates
David Zuniga says he heard Mark Aguirre ‘unlock the safety’
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HOUSTON – “If they can give him prison, give him prison,” that is what David Zuniga told KPRC 2 Investigates reporter Mario Diaz on Wednesday morning.
Zuniga is the victim who investigators said was rammed off the road by 63-year-old former Houston police Capt. Mark Aguirre and held at gunpoint in a bogus voter-fraud conspiracy incident on Oct 19.
Zuniga said Aguirre faked an injury immediately after the incident to draw Zuniga closer.
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A former captain with the Houston Police Department was charged with assault after running a man off the road and holding him at gunpoint in an effort to prove what authorities called “unfounded” allegations of a voter fraud scheme, officials recently announced.
Mark Aguirre allegedly claimed that an air conditioner repairman was the mastermind of a giant voter fraud scheme. Aguirre, 63, said the man’s truck was filled with fraudulent ballots when he ran his SUV into it on Oct. 19, according to authorities.
He was charged on Tuesday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted.
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Prior to last month s presidential election, former Houston Police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre claimed to authorities that a massive voter fraud scheme was taking shape in Harris County.
On Tuesday, authorities charged him with assault after he allegedly ran a man off the road and pointed a gun to his head in an effort to prove it. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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“He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime and we are lucky no one was killed,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement announcing the charge. “His alleged investigation was backward from the start – first alleging a cri
Ex-HPD captain accused of holding repairman at gunpoint in bogus voter-fraud conspiracy, prosecutors say
What was believed to be 750,000 fraudulent ballots ended up being air conditioning parts, prosecutors say
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HOUSTON – A former Houston police captain has been charged after being accused of holding a repairman at gunpoint in a bogus voter-fraud conspiracy, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
The former captain, Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
Aguirre, who went to authorities with pre-election claims that a massive voter fraud scheme was underway in Harris County, is accused of running a man off the road while pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims, prosecutors said.
Former police officer put gun to repairman’s head, believing he was voter-fraud mastermind: officials
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HOUSTON, Texas A former police captain convinced an air-conditioning repairman was involved in a “giant” voter-fraud scheme held a gun to the man’s head after crashing into his vehicle, according to prosecutors.
The former officer, Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested Tuesday and is now facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, a news release from the Harris County prosecutor’s office says. If found guilty, Aguirre would face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
“He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime, and we are lucky no one was killed,” district attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement. “His alleged investigation was backward from the start first alleging a crime had occurred and then trying to prove it happened.”