{"id":266217,"date":"2026-04-25T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/266217\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:12:08","slug":"video-shows-epcc-professor-arrested-after-livestreamed-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/266217\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows EPCC professor arrested after livestreamed traffic stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A video circulating online shows a traffic stop involving a professor from El Paso Community College that happened on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The professor who has been identified as Gene Thomas Morales livestreamed the encounter on his Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, recorded from inside a vehicle, captures Morales being pulled over by a uniformed police officer.<\/p>\n<p>The officer approaches the driver\u2019s side window and begins a conversation with the driver.<\/p>\n<p>The interaction unfolds in broad daylight in what is to be a residential or low-traffic area, but it&#8217;s unknown where the incident took place. <\/p>\n<p>FULL LIVESTREAM VIDEO:<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the video, the officer is seen wearing standard tactical gear and sunglasses, speaking with the driver through the open window.<\/p>\n<p>The professor, seated behind the wheel, responds while gesturing at times, suggesting an ongoing discussion about the reason for the stop.<\/p>\n<p>While the exact cause of the traffic stop is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/video-female-officer-seen-punching-woman-during-el-paso-retail-shop-arrest-video?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VIDEO: Female officer seen punching woman during El Paso retail shop arrest video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At one point, the officer tells Morales he is under arrest and orders him to exit the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The officer tells Morales multiple times to exit the vehicle, to which Morales refuses, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p>Morales tells the officer that he will wait for the other police officer to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, another officer arrives at the scene, and Morales is removed from the vehicle by the officers. <\/p>\n<p>Audio from the video captures him yelling and calling for help during the arrest, as it appears on the video that he was tased.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear at the moment if he was tased.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records show Morales was booked on April 25 on charges of resisting arrest, failure to identify, and speeding.<\/p>\n<p>According to the EPCC website, Dr. Gene Morales is a History Lecturer from the EPCC-Mission Del Paso Campus.<\/p>\n<p>KFOX14\/CBS4 has reached out to the police for comment, but we received a response saying they will look into it and get back to us.<\/p>\n<p>We have also reached out to EPCC for comment, but have not received a response.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story; 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