LPD investigating altercation that caused two arrests at protest

Picture from Mark Wilson on Twitter.

by: News Release & Posted By Staff | newsweb@everythinglubbock.com

Posted: May 30, 2020 / 09:59 PM CDT

Updated: May 30, 2020 / 10:45 PM CDT

This is a news release from the Lubbock Police Department.

(LUBBOCK, TX) – The Lubbock Police Department is currently investigating an altercation that took place at 19^th Street and University Avenue on May 30 just after 7 p.m.

Lubbock Police answered a call for service regarding an individual with a rifle in the area, who was later identified as 25-year-old Emmanuel Quinones. When officers arrived, an altercation occurred between Quinones and another individual, 36-year-old Ezequiel Cantu Valderas. During the altercation, an LPD officer received minor injuries.

Both Quinones and Valderas were taken into custody. Quinones was charged with disorderly conduct and Valderas was charged with assault. They were both transported and booked into Lubbock County Detention Center.

This was a news release from the Lubbock Police Department.