A Saturday morning disturbance call on San Antonio's West Side ended with a 27-year-old man in handcuffs and a woman telling officers she had been held against her will, according to police. Officers found the injured woman near the intersection of Potranco Road and Military Drive West, where she was suffering from multiple injuries.
Around 10 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to calls for a disturbance at that intersection and found the woman, who said she had been assaulted and restrained, as reported by News 4 San Antonio. Police secured the scene while investigators spoke with witnesses and gathered evidence.
Arrest and response
San Antonio Police Department units were already working disturbance and welfare-type calls across the West Side that morning, the department's San Antonio Police Department public calls log shows. That activity lines up with the quick response that brought officers to the Potranco and Military Drive West area.
Charges and investigation
Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Evan Westmoreland, who was arrested on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping and bodily injury, authorities told News 4 San Antonio. The investigation is still underway, and officials have not released further details.
What the charges mean
Under Texas law, aggravated kidnapping is generally a first-degree felony that can carry a potential prison term measured in decades. The statute lists aggravating factors that include abducting someone to inflict bodily injury or hold them hostage. See the full language in the Texas Penal Code.
Police have not released booking information or a court date for Westmoreland. This story will be updated if the San Antonio Police Department or prosecutors provide additional details.
