Odessa, TX – 15 January 2019 – A 22-year-old man was charged after he pointed a loaded firearm at two men working for a repossession company, an Ector County Sheriff’s Office affidavit detailed.
Raul Andrew Serrano was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, each a second-degree felony.
The assault happened at 12:22 a.m. Thursday at 1820 Angel Trail, south of Odessa, when Ethan Alan Blackburn, 41, and Bryan Dean Anglin, 38, stated they worked for a repossession company and were there to repossess two vehicles from the property, the affidavit detailed. Serrano reportedly showed a silver and black semi-auto handgun, fired one round in the air and then pointed it at Anglin. Serrano reportedly threatened to kill Blackburn and Anglin.
Blackburn and Anglin positively identified Serrano as the man that threatened their lives with a gun, the affidavit stated. Deputies located one spent .40 caliber casing and one live .40 caliber round at the scene.
Blackburn stated the repossession vehicle is equipped with surveillance cameras, which recorded the incident, the affidavit detailed.
Serrano was charged, arrested and transported to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center. He had two bonds totaling $50,000 and posted bail on Tuesday, jail records show.
Source: OAonline.com
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