Court documents revealed new details this week in the case of an off-duty El Paso Police Officer who was charged in the drowning death of his son.
Raymond Licon Jr., 27, a two-year veteran of the El Paso Police Department was charged with Criminal Negligent Homicide in the death of 11-month old Azrael on June 20.
Court records said Licon was arguing with his estranged wife and left his son in the bathtub for nearly 45-minutes while it overflowed, flooding the upstairs of his apartment.
According to court documents, Licon had both of his children with him at his apartment when he got into an argument with his estranged wife via text messages.
At some point during the argument, he put Azrael into the bathtub and started the water before he stepped away.
The argument between Licon continued and the two fought on the phone and via text. Cell phone records also showed that he spoke with one other person before he called 911.
The overflowing bathtub had flooded the upstairs apartment and water was coming through the floor into the ceiling of the first floor, according to documents.
Court records said Licon told a neighbor and responding officers that he forgot his son in the bathtub and blamed himself for the death.
Police booked Licon into the El Paso the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $10,000 bond. He has since been relieved of duty with the Department.
(Information from elpasoproud.com)