By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
editor@sbnewspaper.com
A San Benito police officer was arrested over the weekend for allegedly pointing a gun at a Sheriff’s deputy.
Officer Candido Ortiz of the San Benito Police Department has been charged with aggravated assault of a public servant following an incident in which deputies with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic disturbance at his home.
SBPD authorities confirmed that Ortiz was arrested by Sheriff’s deputies after he allegedly pointed a gun at one of them.
Ortiz is currently incarcerated at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito.
San Benito police will be holding a press conference at 2 p.m. today to address the matter. More information will be pending the outcome of the press conference.
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