Ramos, a candidate for District 1 in East Austin, was arrested by DPS troopers and booked into the Travis County Jail at around 9:30 a.m. on a Class B misdemeanor charge of engaging in a riot. He was released on a personal bond of $1,000 on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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In a statement, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said a warrant was issued for Ramos’ arrest after he was allegedly seen on camera during a protest taking construction barricades, sandbags and other items and attempting to obstruct traffic. Ramos’ campaign said he denies any criminal wrongdoing and intends to contest the charge.<\/p>\n
“[I was’ literally walking my dog and the officer pulled up and he asked my name,” Ramos recalled following his release. “He said specifically ‘Are you Misael Ramos running for city council?'”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ramos said a DPS van and multiple other unmarked vehicles pulled up. Ramos said his neighbor took his dog while another recorded the arrest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I want to say thank you specifically to my neighbor,” Ramos said. “[She] just so happened to be walking down the street at the exact same time it was happening. She recorded it on her phone as they were detaining me and taking me away.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ramos’ attorney Skip Davis said the case will now go to the Travis County Attorney’s Office, which will determine whether to move forward with prosecution.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ramos’ campaign said the arrest was related to protests that followed Sunday\u2019s shooting of Wilber Rafael Garc\u00e9s P\u00e9rez by ICE agents.<\/p>\n
Garc\u00e9s P\u00e9rez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, was shot in the back and taken to Dell Seton Medical Center before he was released and placed into ICE custody. His attorney says a bullet remains lodged in his back<\/a>, raising concerns about his medical care.<\/p>\n