The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 227 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 22 to 7:00 a.m. May 23, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District
Date: 05/22/2014 11:41 PM
Location: 5400 Leopard Street
Offense: Resisting Arrest (P.C. 38.03 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405220174

 
Corpus Christi Police Officers on patrol attempted to contact Robert Barnard (06/26/1965) in front of a business in the 5400 block of Leopard Street when he took off running. One the officers was able to catch up to him, and when he did, the suspect turned and looked like he was ready to fight. The officer deployed a taser on him but the suspect hopped back, swung one arm yanking the taser probes off and then he took off running again. The officer was able to corner him on the side of a fence and the suspect turned around aggressively again. The officer deployed a taser again, this time the suspect went to the ground. The officer tried grabbing his arms but he broke free and tried to get over a chain fence. The officer attempted to grab hold of him by the legs, but the suspect was kicking at him. The suspect was able to make it over the fence and there he ran into another officer who was able to get the suspect into custody. The suspect was taken to the City Detention Center and charged with resisting arrest and evading arrest, both Class A misdemeanors and he was also found to have outstanding felony arrest warrants.

 
“Charlie” District
Date: 05/22/2014 8:18 PM
Location: 3800 Caravelle Parkway
Offense: DWI With A Child Passenger (PC 49.045 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1405220148

 
Corpus Christi Police responded to an apartment in the 3800 block of Caravelle Parkway for a disturbance between two females. There the officer contacted a 44 year old female who lives at the apartment. She said she was concerned because Heather Forsythe (05/12/1995) who is only 19 years old arrived at her apartment intoxicated. She said that she was driving around with her 5 year old child in the vehicle with her. The officer was given a description of the suspects vehicle and told that the suspect would have a friend come pick her up. The officer left, but pulled over to write reports in a nearby parking lot, when he observed the suspect in her vehicle leaving again. The officer stopped the vehicle and contacted the suspect, who had the child in the car with her, and found her to be intoxicated. She was arrested and taken to the City Detention Center. Once there it was discovered that the suspect also had pills not prescribed to her in her pants pocket. The suspect was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child passenger and possession of a controlled substance both state jail felonies.

 
“Charlie” District
Date: 05/23/2014 1:53 AM
Location: 800 Berry Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (P.C. 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405230013

 
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a call and found that a 35 year old male victim was stabbed by a female during an argument about the NBA playoffs. The victim walked into a hospital for treatment, and officers responded there and contacted him. He said that he was hosting several people at is apartment in the 800 block of Barry Street when a woman named Marissa Cancino (12/24/92), began to have an argument about the Spurs and Heat basketball teams. The victim told her that she was disrespecting his home and needed to leave. The victim advised that she did leave, but then returned and tried to continue the argument with a knife in her hand. The victim advised that his 34 year old wife was there and stood between them, however the female suspect slashed at the victim’s arm and cut him. Other police units were dispatched to the crime scene and once there a 54 year old male witness pointed the suspect out to the officers. The suspect was seen sitting outside of an apartment and upon seeing, the officers she stood up and walked into the apartment. Officers entered the apartment and took the suspect into custody. The suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second degree felony. The victim was treated at the hospital and released.

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