Laredo ISD cop assaulted while breaking up students fighting
Laredo TX June 9 2022 A Cigarroa High School student has been arrested for assaulting a Laredo ISD police officer while the cop and security guards attempted to break up a fight, authorities said.
The Laredo ISD police officer responded to a fight reported at about 2:40 p.m. Feb. 17 in the J500 Hallway of Cigarroa High School. Students were gathered in a circle shouting profanities at each other while security guards tried to stop the verbal argument from escalating.
Jaime Joel Hernandez, 18, and another student started fighting. Other students then intervened. Authorities reviewed surveillance footage of the incident. Hernandez can be seen throwing a punch at another student, in which he recklessly bumped into the LISD officer sending them to the ground.
On May 31, Hernandez was served with an arrest warrant charging him with assault on a peace officer. He was released on bond that same day, according to Webb County Jail records.
