{"id":269101,"date":"2026-04-28T01:57:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269101\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T01:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:57:37","slug":"docs-el-paso-police-tase-man-during-tense-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269101\/","title":{"rendered":"DOCS: El Paso police tase man during tense traffic stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A traffic stop for speeding in East El Paso escalated when a man was tased by officers during an arrest over the weekend, Friday, April 24, according to court documents obtained by KTSM 9 News.<\/p>\n

As KTSM previously reported, a man, identified as 37-year-old Gene Thomas Morales, is seen in a video being pulled over. He is seen in the video talking with an officer.<\/p>\n

In the video, more police officers show up to the traffic stop, and Morales is seen being tased and taken out of his vehicle.<\/p>\n

Video of officers using stun gun on man puts spotlight on police <\/a><\/p>\n

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Gene Thomas Morales. Photo courtesy of the El Paso Police Department.<\/p>\n

Morales is facing the following charges: failing to identify, speeding, and resisting arrest, search or transport. He was booked at the El Paso County Detention Facility on a total bond of $1,462. He posted bond the same day, according to jail records.<\/p>\n

According to the arrest affidavit, an officer was posted with a mounted radar on Friday at the 10000 block of Springwood Drive, facing westbound. The officer stated that he saw Morales in his rearview mirror come over the blind hill traveling at 47 mph in a 30 mph zone.<\/p>\n

The officer stated in the court documents that he confirmed the speeding by \u201ctone and visual confirmation.\u201d The officer confirmed the 47 mph on the radar, but by the time the officer locked the speed, Morales allegedly slowed, and the locked speed showed 43 mph.<\/p>\n

The officer activated his lights, began a traffic stop, and Morales stopped along the 10400 block of Davwood Lane.<\/p>\n

The officer asked for Morales\u2019 ID, to which he allegedly said, \u201cI just need to see proof of my speed limit,\u201d according to the affidavit. The officer replied that he did not have an obligation to show visual proof of the stop at the time.<\/p>\n

Morales and the officer went back and forth, with Morales allegedly asking to call his lawyer and calling 911. The officer allegedly asked Morales multiple times for his ID.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you refusing to ID?\u201d The officer asked. \u201cI didn\u2019t say that,\u201d Morales said. \u201cWell, you are because you\u2019re not IDing.\u201d The officer said.<\/p>\n

The officer allegedly informed Morales that he was legally detained and was required to show ID, according to court documents. Additionally, the officer told Morales that he was going 47 mph in a 30 zone.<\/p>\n

Morales allegedly said that he didn\u2019t understand and claimed he needed to see proof.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s my crime then?\u201d Morales asked. \u201cSpeeding 47 mph in a 30 mph zone,\u201d The officer replied. \u201cYeah, but what\u2019s the crime?\u201d Morales asked. \u201cI\u2019ve informed you of the crime. I\u2019m telling you what you did. I\u2019ve introduced myself as an El Paso police officer, and I\u2019ve requested your ID, to which you have refused to give me,\u201d the officer said, according to the arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n

The officer then asked Morales to provide ID or step out of the vehicle, and opened Morales\u2019 vehicle door. In the court documents, the officer allegedly asked Morales to step out of the vehicle five times, all of which Morales refused.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavit, the officer requested additional units, while waiting for Morales to exit the vehicle, and again refusing to do so.<\/p>\n

When responding officers arrived, they went to Morales\u2019 door and instructed Morales to exit the vehicle. \u201c(Morales) continued to resist and pull away from officers,\u201d read court documents.<\/p>\n

One officer allegedly reached into the vehicle and removed Morales\u2019 seatbelt, and Morales continued to pull away from officers. One officer told Morales that he was going to tase him if he continued to resist.<\/p>\n

According to the arrest affidavit, Morales allegedly pulled away from officers and one officer fired his stun gun.<\/p>\n

The documents read that the first stun was \u201cineffective.\u201d Another officer allegedly deployed his stun gun and the second firing was \u201cpartially effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officers then were able to remove Morales from the vehicle, but he allegedly continued to struggle. One officer fired his stun gun again, and Morales was subdued and handcuffed.<\/p>\n

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