Occurred on 04/23/11, 9:40 p.m.   Burglary of a Habitation   2820 Swanter     1104230173 
                                                    Burglary of a Habitation   613 Texas Avenue      1104230178

Officers V. Ortiz and A. Carrizales were investigating a residential burglary at 2820 Swantner that had just occurred.  Officers contacted the 60-year-old victim who told Officers she believed someone was in her residence when she arrived home.  Officer A. Lopez heard the call on the radio and began to search for the suspect.  

While checking the area, several calls were received to 613 Texas Avenue for a female yelling for help in the front yard of  her residence along with a burglary in progress call with the suspect being held down by the homeowner.  

Officer Lopez drove up on the residence prior to the calls being dispatched and found the 30-year-old victim whose face was covered in blood holding the suspect in a headlock, while his 29-year-old wife held the suspect’s legs.  Brian Steer (08/25/65) was taken into custody. 

Further investigation revealed, the couple arrived home to find their front door kicked open and Steer walking out the front door.  A struggle ensued in which Steer struck the husband with a crow bar causing a laceration to the victim’s head.  Steer kept on fighting back and attempting to escape until Officer Lopez arrived.  

The husband sustained a laceration to the forehead and to the back of his head when he was assaulted by Steer.  He was transported to Spohn Memorial for medical treatment by CCFD Emergency Personnel.  

Steer was found with stolen property on him belonging to the victim at 2820 Swantner.   Steer was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon, Burglary of a Habitation, and an outstanding Austin State Parole warrant for Burglary of a Building. 

UPDATE: 

The Nueces County District Attorney’s Office notified the Corpus Christi Police Department that Brian Steer had been sentenced to 75 years for Aggravated Robbery and two counts of Burglary of a Habitation on November 10, 2011.