EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Documents reveal details on why two El Paso Police officers were arrested and are now on administrative duty.
The El Paso Police Department confirmed officers 41-year-old Joshua Arroyos and 29-year-old Robert Seelig have been relieved of duty and are doing administrative work after being arrested by deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Arroyos was arrested on Nov. 18 and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, while Seelig was arrested on Dec. 1 and charged with DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
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In the case of Arroyos
According to documents from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, on the night of Nov. 17, Arroyos allegedly hit his girlfriend on the back of the head with a metal barstool during an argument over infidelity at his Far East El Paso home.
Sheriff’s report stated Arroyos’ girlfriend told deputies she confronted Arroyos after he heard him on the phone, talking “sweet and soft.”
The confrontation escalated to pushing and shoving and slapping until, at one point, the girlfriend told deputies she was hit with the barstool.
The girlfriend said she didn’t feel pain because of the adrenaline, but then drove herself to the hospital when she saw she was bleeding from a gash on her head.
According to the documents, deputies described the injury as a 1 to 2 inch long gash that had to be closed with two staples.
The report also stated that when deputies arrived at Arroyos’ home, he only told deputies that he had been in an argument with his girlfriend and that she had driven away, ending the conversation with,
I’m not gonna anything, I already know how this works… If she wants to say sh*t on me, that’s fine.In the case of Seelig
According to documents from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, on the night of Nov. 30, Seelig was pulled over while driving a white Ford F150 pickup truck down De Alva Drive near Westway, after he allegedly failed to make a complete stop at a stop sign.
The deputy who pulled Seelig over described smelling a strong alcohol odor, adding that Seelig appeared to have glassy eyes.
The report stated Seelig told the deputy he had only “a couple of beers” at The Union Draft House.
However, his girlfriend allegedly told the deputy that both had drunk two beers and two shots.
After Seelig identified himself as an officer with the El Paso Police Department, the deputy asked him if he was carrying a gun.
Seelig reportedly responded yes and handed the deputy a loaded handgun.
The deputy then asked Seelig to perform various sobriety tests, leading the deputy to conclude that Seelig should not be behind the wheel or carrying a gun in a vehicle.
Mugshot Robert Seelig (Credit: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office)
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According to jail records, both Arroyos and Seelig were released the same day they were booked.
While Seeling’s booking photo has been released, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it will not be releasing Arroyo’s booking photo due to his “assignment in a specialized unit,” adding that it could potentially endanger ongoing investigations.
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