San Antonio Police Veteran Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon

A 25-year SAPD veteran, Mark Castillo, was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The alleged incident occurred off duty on 26 September.

SAPD Officer of 25 Years Charged After Off-Duty Assault

Mark Castillo, a 25-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department, was arrested Friday on a warrant and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, expressnews.com reports.

The alleged assault took place on 26 September, while Castillo was off duty, according to an SAPD news release. He was awaiting booking into the Bexar County jail at the time of the report.

Castillo is assigned to the Patrol Division and has since been placed on administrative duty as both internal and criminal investigations proceed separately.

The San Antonio Express-News has requested his arrest warrant from the relevant authorities and was awaiting a response, with the document expected to shed further light on the circumstances surrounding the arrest.

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