Raul Garcia, 51, police officer for La Joya ISD, La Joya, Texas, "arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying of a weapon" La Joya ISD police officer arrested on drug, gun, DWI charges 3 Dec 2013 An officer patrolling the area saw Garcia, 51, run a stop sign in a Cadillac sedan and pulled the vehicle over. As the car was pulling over, the officer saw Garcia throw out a small object before stopping, court records show. The police officer talked with Garcia who showed signs of intoxication but refused to take a breath exam. Inside the vehicle, police found two opened beer cans that spilled into the driver’s seat and a Beretta .40-caliber handgun in the car’s trunk. The object that Garcia had thrown out of the car was a bag with 0.39 grams of cocaine, the complaint shows. Garcia was charged with one count of DWI, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, and his total bond was set at $30,000, court records show. http://www.themonitor.com/news/loca...cle_970568de-5c85-11e3-8d98-001a4bcf6878.html Four La Joya ISD teachers busted on sex charges in 2014: Jesus Javier Garza Jr., Mission, Texas (arrested Feb 2014) [child porn] Jorge Alberto Gonzalez, La Joya, Texas (arrested Nov 2014) Ricardo Garcia Melendez, La Joya, Texas (arrested Sept 2014) [rape of drunk woman at party] Arturo Rodriguez, La Joya, Texas (arrested June 2014) Other La Joya ISD teachers & staff with recent issues: Raul Garcia, La Joya, Texas (arrested Nov 2013) [DUI, cocaine, weapons] Ruperto Salinas Villalon, Mission, Texas (arrested Jan 2013) Nine La Joya teachers & staff indicted in March, 2010, in a case involving timesheet fraud at Juarez-Lincoln High School, La Joya ISD, La Joya, Texas: Juan C. Flores, assessment coordinator Dario Garcia III, history teacher Dora Linda Garcia, secretary to the principal Jimmy Portillo Gonzalez, former principal Jorge Alberto Gonzalez, teacher of English as a second language Jose Pena, history teacher Marco Balthasar Ramirez, former school district employee Xavier Ramirez, assistant principal Mark Anthony Villalon, health and physical education teacher Tags:
