The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 582 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 14 to 6:00 a.m. March 17, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.
“Bravo” District
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 19:10
Location: 11800 State Highway 358
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1403160147
Corpus Christi Police arrested 30-year-old Rocky Weehunt (2/4/1984) for driving while intoxicated Sunday night after he caused a crash on the JFK Causeway between Padre Island and Flour Bluff. Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash in which they found a white 2001 Ford F-250 pickup overturned. Witnesses told Officers the truck traveled west on the causeway toward Flour Bluff and swerved into the concrete barrier and then rolled to its side. Officers learned the only occupant of the truck was the driver who was taken to the hospital by ambulance for medical treatment. Officers followed up at the hospital and learned the operator, Rocky Weehunt, was intoxicated. The Officers collected a specimen of his blood. Weehunt was treated for minor injuries and then arrested for driving while intoxicated and for driving while license suspended. Officers impounded the truck and then delivered Weehunt to the city detention center.
“Charlie” District
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 21:18
Location: 5300 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Racing (Transportation Code Section 545.420) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1403150157
Corpus Christi Police arrested 20-year-old David Chapman (9/25/1993) for racing on Saratoga Boulevard Saturday night. A Corpus Christi Police Officer on routine patrol saw a red Chevrolet Camaro and a black 2012 Dodge Challenger engage in a vehicle race on the 5300 block of Saratoga Boulevard at 9:18pm Saturday night. The Officer caught up to the Dodge Challenger and conducted a traffic stop. The Officer arrested the operator of the Challenger, David Chapman, for racing. The Officer discovered marijuana in the vehicle and additionally charged Chapman for possession of marijuana. The Officer then delivered Chapman to the city detention center.
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 1:13am
Location: 4244 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Deadly Conduct (Penal Code Section 22.05) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1403160031
Corpus Christi Police Officers were conducted crowd control at a night club located at 4244 South Padre Island Drive and heard six gunshots on the roadside of the club. Officers saw about 30 people laid on the ground and then searched for injured people. The Officers found no injured person or property damage, but witnesses told Officers a man in a new white Chevrolet Impala held a handgun outside the window of the car and shot six times toward the building. Officers located evidence in the roadway. Witnesses told Officers the vehicle traveled west on South Padre Island Drive toward Weber Road.
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 2:37am
Location: 4300 Willow Street
Offense: Discharge a Firearm inside the City Limits (Penal Code Section 42.12) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1403160034
Corpus Christi Police arrested 30-year-old Jason Delagarza (3/23/1983) for discharging a firearm inside the city limits at a house on the 4300 block of Willow Street Sunday morning. A 31-year-old woman complained to Corpus Christi Police Officers that Delagarza came home intoxicated and wanted to drive to another location. The 31 yea r old woman told Officers she took the keys from Delagarza and he became angry and went out to the front porch with a rifle and shot once in the air. Officers found evidence to support the claim and arrested Delagarza. No injuries or property damage was reported. Officers collected the rifle and delivered Delagarza to the city detention center.
“Delta” District
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 5:53am
Location: 601 North Water Street
Event: Unattended Death
Case Number: 1403160049
Corpus Christi Police responded to a hotel at 601 North Water Street for a man who fell to his death Sunday morning. Several witnesses told Officers an unidentified man fell from several floors high in the atrium of the hotel. The unidentified man was taken to the hospital by ambulance but did not survive his injuries. Officers have identified the person as a 20-year-old man with an out of city address and are working with the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office to notify the next of kin.
Date: Monday, March 17, 2014, 4:21am
Location: South Port Avenue at Tarlton Street
Offense: Evading Arrest (Penal Code Section 38.04) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1403170030
Corpus Christi Police arrested 22-year-old Johnny Carrizales (10/18/1991) Monday morning for evading arrest on South Port Avenue and Tarlton Street. Corpus Christi Police were flagged down by a 24-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman at the intersection of Port and Tarlton at 4:21 am. The 24-year-old woman complained to Officers that Carrizales took her cell phone valued at $400 dollars without her permission and threatened to kill her. Officers searched the area and found Carrizales. Carrizales ran from the Officers. Officers caught Carrizales and arrested him for aggravated assault, theft, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful restraint, evading arrest, and resisting arrest. Officers delivered Carrizales to the city detention center.
Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.
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