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Cop sprays two men with pepper mace for fighting
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Posted on Aug 07 2011
A police officer used pepper mace to separate an ex-convict and his brother-in-law who were fighting after a drinking session at a residence in Dandan Thursday night.
Gregorio Teregeyo and Danis Dmson were arrested for assault and battery, disturbing the peace, and obstructing justice.
At a hearing on Friday afternoon, Superior Court associate judge Perry B. Inos imposed a $150 cash plus $1,350 unsecured bond each for the defendants’ temporary liberty.
Inos found probable cause to continue Teregeyo’s and Dmson’s detention after listening to the testimony of detective Catherine B. Pangelinan.
Assistant attorney general Eileen Wisor called to the witness stand Pangelinan, who explained the circumstances leading to the defendants’ arrest.
Police investigation showed that police officers responded to a tin house located on Deskonsa Street in Dandan after receiving a report about some people fighting.
When officers Jesus S. Cepeda and Rhonda C. John arrived at the scene, they saw many people yelling at each other.
The officers later saw Dmson pushing Daniel K. Santos on the chest. As Dmson tried to punch Santos, police officer Stanley Patris, who also responded, held Dmson’s right arm.
The officers had a hard time separating Santos and Dmson. During the struggle, officer Cepeda applied a burst of pepper mace on Dmson’s face.
Teregeyo, however, came running and allegedly punched Dmson in the back of head.
Officer Cepeda shouted at Teregeyo to back off, but Teregeyo allegedly continued punching Dmson in the head.
Officer Cepeda sprayed pepper mace on Teregeyo’s face, prompting him to stop attacking Dmson.
Teregeyo and Dmson were later handcuffed and brought to the Department of Corrections.
In January 2007, then Superior Court associate judge Juan T. Lizama sentenced Teregeyo to six months in prison for burglarizing the Hakubotan Building in San Jose where he and two co-defendants stole copper wires in February 2006.
